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Where Does The Last Name Buke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Buke (Marathi: बुके, Oriya: ବୁେକ, Russian: Буке) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Büke, Bukê or Buķe. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 169,447^th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,861,227 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Buke reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 128,106^th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 3,153 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 810 people, or 1 in 57,012. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Marsabit County, where 57 percent reside, Isiolo County, where 35 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Buke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Buke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buke surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (63%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Buke last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Buke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 176.32% more than the national average, earning R 656,640 per year; in United States they earn 35.01% less than the national average, earning $28,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $47,589 CAD per year.