Bukao Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bukao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bukao (18) may also be a first name.

Bukao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bukao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bukao (Oriya: ବୁକାଓ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Bukao is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Bukao reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Bukao is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea Bukao is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 60 percent live, Bougainville, where 13 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukaeo91357/
Baukao916/
Bukauo915/
Boukao913/
Butkhao83156/
Boukaou837/
Baukhao834/
Buekaeo831/
Boukaeo831/
Bucao804,535/
Bokao80113/
Bukoa8013/
Boukaous778/
Buekkhao771/
Boucao73125/
Bokaou7334/
Buccao7332/
Buucao732/
Bukouo732/
Bookao732/
Bucaot731/
Bokkao731/
Bukoad731/
Boukoa731/
Bokaoy731/
Buscao731/
Buicao731/
Boukaouch712/
Boukhaous711/
Boukhajjou67204/
Boukoua6785/
Bukaiya679/
Bukojja673/
Boukouo672/
Boukoho672/
Beukoua672/
Bukaaya672/
Buskoho671/
Bukayia671/
Budkoad671/
Boukeuo671/
Boucaou671/
Buscaos671/
Bukouah671/
Bukouaz671/

Bukao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukao in the Oriya language
ବୁକାଓbuka'o-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bukao
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