Bukau Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Bukau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Bukau (67) may also be a first name.
Bukau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukau (Hindi: बुकऊ, Marathi: बुकाउ, Oriya: ବୁକାଉ, Russian: Букау) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bukau.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukau? popularity and diffusion
Bukau is the 1,144,405th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Bukau live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Bukau is also the 1,191,548th most common first name at a global level, held by 67 people.
Bukau is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 97,068. In Papua New Guinea Bukau is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 80 percent reside, Bougainville, where 11 percent reside and Manus, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bukau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukau in the Marathi language | ||
| बुकाउ | buka'u | 66.67 |
| बुकाऊ | buka'u | 33.33 |
| Bukau in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁକାଉ | buka'u | 50 |
| ବୁକଉ | buka'u | 25 |
| ବୁକାଊ | buka'u | 25 |
| Bukau in the Hindi language | ||
| बुकऊ | buka'u | 33.33 |
| बुकउ | buka'u | 33.33 |
| बुकाऊ | buka'u | 16.67 |
| बुकाउ | buka'u | 16.67 |
| Bukau in the Russian language | ||
| Букау | bukau | - |
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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 Bukau
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