Bukaru Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Bukaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 150 | 1:1,180,952 | 47,933 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bukaru (155) may also be a first name.
Bukaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukaru (Marathi: बुकरू) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukaru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,353,468th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bukaru live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bukaru is also the 738,219th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 155 people.
The surname Bukaru is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 1,180,952. In Nigeria Bukaru is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 40 percent live, Yobe, where 34 percent live and Taraba, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukarau | 92 | 265 | / |
| Boukaru | 92 | 7 | / |
| Bukkaru | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bukharu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bukarui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bukairu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bhukaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boukarou | 86 | 271 | / |
| Boukarui | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bukeru | 83 | 12 | / |
| Bucaru | 83 | 9 | / |
| Bokaru | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bukoru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boukarout | 80 | 125 | / |
| Boukarrou | 80 | 20 | / |
| Boutkarou | 80 | 18 | / |
| Boukairou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Boukarouh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boukharou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Butcaru | 77 | 398 | / |
| Bhikaru | 77 | 52 | / |
| Boukoru | 77 | 45 | / |
| Bhucaru | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bokarou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bukerau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bukkeru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baukoru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bukaroo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokharu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boucaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukarrout | 75 | 125 | / |
| Boukharrou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Boukharout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boukarouch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boukarrouh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boucarut | 71 | 65 | / |
| Boukorou | 71 | 24 | / |
| Boucarui | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bouqarou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bukkooru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boukerui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokarouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukérou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukharrout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhokharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukourou | 67 | 487 | / |
| Bokoru | 67 | 123 | / |
| Boukerouh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bouqarrou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boukorrou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boukherou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boukkerou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bocaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukeirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouscareu | 67 | 0 | / |
Bukaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukaru in the Marathi language | ||
| बुकरू | bukaru | 71.43 |
| बुकरु | bukaru | 28.57 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bukaru
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