Bukavu Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Greenland

Bukavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bukavu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bukavu (52) may also be a first name.

Bukavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukavu (Marathi: बुकावु) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bukavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukavu? popularity and diffusion

Bukavu is the 660,498th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bukavu live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 52 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Excluding The DR Congo Bukavu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 43 percent reside and Rwanda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukavou922/
Bukawu83479/
Bukovu836/
Vukavu831/
Bokkavu771/
Bokawu6749/
Boukhabou671/
Vukovu671/
Bucabu671/
Boukkabou671/
Bucawut621/
Boukowou573/
Boukobou571/
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Bukavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukavu in the Marathi language
बुकावुbukavu50
बुकवूbukavu50

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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 Bukavu
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