Bukas Surname

236,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Belarus

Bukas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7941:93,04710,554
Belarus2761:34,4245,965
Philippines2341:432,64253,869
Russia1401:1,029,45078,764
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

The alternate forms: Bukaś (1) are calculated separately.

Bukas (108) may also be a first name.

Bukas Last Name Facts

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

Bukas (Marathi: बुकस, Oriya: ବୁକାସ, Russian: Букас) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bukaś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukas? popularity and diffusion

Bukas is the 236,965th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,299,437 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Bukas reside; 47 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 108 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 93,047. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 16 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Bukas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Bukas last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Bukas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.45% more than the national average, earning R 419,304 per year and in United States they earn 19.79% more than the national average, earning $51,687 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukaś931/
Bukash912,412/
Boukas911,402/
Bukase91586/
Buskas91415/
Bukhas91106/
Buckas91101/
Butkas9159/
Bhukas9127/
Beukas9114/
Bukass9110/
Baukas918/
Bukasz917/
Buçkas914/
Bukahs913/
Bukats913/
Buikas912/
Buekas912/
Buhkas912/
Bukaus911/
Bukaas911/
Bukkas911/
Boukais831,575/
Bukhash83780/
Bukashe8393/
Bougkas8364/
Bouskas8363/
Buskase8342/
Bhukash8312/
Bukkash8311/
Buskash839/
Bukaish835/
Boukase834/
Boukhas833/
Bhukase832/
Boukass832/
Bukahsh832/
Baukash832/
Bushkas831/
Bukhase831/
Bukhaus831/
Buckash831/
Buhkash831/
Boukeas831/
Boukash831/
Boukaïs831/
Bhukass831/
Boukahs831/
Boukaus831/
Bukhahs831/
Baukaus830/
Bucas80742/
Bokas80614/
Bukač80376/
Bukos80236/
Bukaz806/
Bukać802/
Buqas801/
Bushkash77154/
Boukasse77140/
Boukaiss77136/
Bukasova7786/
Boukhash7741/
Bukatsch7738/
Buckhaus7717/
Buukkaus775/
Bukasová773/
Bhukashe772/
Boukhass771/
Bhukhash771/
Boukhaas771/
Baukhash771/
Bukkaish771/
Buscas731,308/
Boucas73824/
Bukose73527/
Baucas73397/
Bucais73157/
Boukos73125/
Bukkos73107/
Bukatz73101/
Buccas7392/
Bukacz7369/
Bokash7367/
Bookas7365/
Voukas7363/
Bucase7331/
Bogkas7323/
Bockas7322/
Butkos7322/
Bugkos7321/
Boekas7316/
Bokeas7315/
Bhikas7310/
Boukaz736/
Buckos735/
Vaukas733/
Buqais733/
Bukace732/
Bukaić732/
Bucash731/
Baukos731/
Bhokas731/
Bokhas731/
Vukaas731/
Bokais731/
Bukāts731/
Buikos731/
Bouqas731/
Bukazz731/
Bukashova7158/
Buckausch7110/
Buckhause712/
Boukaisse711/
Buckhastt710/
Buckhatts710/
Boukous676,497/
Buckosh6790/
Boucays6782/
Butkach6778/
Bouskos6769/
Bokhash6734/
Bukoshe6714/
Buckatz6714/
Vougkas679/
Baucais678/
Bukosch677/
Bhikhas675/
Bauqash674/
Boukhos672/
Bucasse671/
Bucauts671/
Buccase671/
Buckois671/
Bukhots671/
Bhikash671/
Boukkaz671/
Bokahas671/
Buckacz671/
Boukeus671/
Boukhaz671/
Baugcas671/
Voukkas671/
Beukeus671/
Boukach671/
Bukatch671/
Bookcas671/
Buckous670/
Buckeus670/
Buckace670/

Bukas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukas in the Oriya language
ବୁକାସbukasa-
Bukas in the Marathi language
बुकसbukasa88.89
बुकासbukasa11.11
Bukas in the Russian language
Букасbukas-

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