Bukatu Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bukatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zambia441:360,22618,771
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bukatu Last Name Facts

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

Bukatu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bukatu reside; 73 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Bukatu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukastu921/
Boukatou8653/
Bukkattu864/
Bokatu83144/
Buketu8390/
Boukhatou803/
Boukatouh801/
Bukketu771/
Beuketu771/
Boukatouss751/
Boukatouch751/
Voukatou714/
Boucatou712/
Boukoutou6714/
Bokotu6713/
Bocatu673/
Boukhetou672/
Bokoutou5734/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bukatu
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