Bukawa Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3011:129,69912,007
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Japan201:6,392,21541,807
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bukawa (20) may also be a first name.

Bukawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bukawa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukawa? popularity and diffusion

Bukawa is the 757,040th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bukawa reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bukawa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 129,699. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 56 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 19 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 6 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukahwa923/
Bukaway923/
Bukaiwa921/
Bukaawa921/
Bukaywa921/
Bukawat921/
Buckaway8633/
Bukowa831,169/
Bokawa83235/
Bukava8325/
Bukawe832/
Bucawa832/
Bukawo831/
Bukaeva771,266/
Bukhowa77108/
Bukavaz7729/
Butkawi7713/
Buskowa7710/
Bikahwa778/
Bucaywa778/
Butkawe772/
Boukawi772/
Bukaswe771/
Bukkava771/
Bukawei771/
Bukehwa771/
Buskawe771/
Bukhaeva71393/
Bukowatz7111/
Boukaïba719/
Bukovaya714/
Baukaeva713/
Bokhawah711/
Butkawee711/
Bukhowah711/
Boukaeva711/
Boukouwa711/
Boogkawa711/
Boukabha711/
Bhukavad711/
Boukhawi711/
Bukavatz711/
Bukavath711/
Boukhaba711/
Bukova672,085/
Bukowy67783/
Boukoubaa67271/
Bokowa6799/
Bucawe6747/
Bukeva6738/
Bukave6713/
Bucowa6711/
Bukabe6711/
Bokawe677/
Bhaukavad676/
Bocawa672/
Buthkawee671/
Bukavi671/
Bokawo671/
Boukaaiba671/
Bukowe671/
Buschkowa670/

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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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  • 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 Bukawa
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