Bukeka Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bukeka (4,461) may also be a first name.

Bukeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukeka is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukeka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Bukeka are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bukeka is also the 103,107th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 4,461 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is most common in: Kampala District, where 40 percent live and Kasese District, where 40 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukeika922/
Bukieka921/
Bukaka837,586/
Bokeka83228/
Bukeke83191/
Bukoka8334/
Bukika8311/
Bukeko835/
Bukyka831/
Boukeskas801/
Bouceka77133/
Baukaka77103/
Bukeyko7723/
Boukika7710/
Bukekhe776/
Bukakai775/
Bukeiko773/
Bucheka772/
Boukeke772/
Bukokha771/
Boukoka771/
Bukekeh771/
Buketko771/
Bukheke771/
Bukieke771/
Bukaika771/
Boukikaz71260/
Boucekka7173/
Bukiejko7121/
Boucheka715/
Boukeker712/
Baukakha712/
Boucekaa711/
Boukahka711/
Boukikat711/
Boukecat711/
Boukikas711/
Bukaykay711/
Bukoko671,107/
Bokeke67384/
Bokeko67126/
Boukeskes67104/
Bokika6749/
Bukako678/
Bukiko676/
Bokeki674/
Boukhikha674/
Bucika674/
Bukaca673/
Bukiki672/
Bucaka672/
Bucoka672/
Buceke672/
Bukaikais671/
Vukika671/
Bukica671/
Buqeko671/
Bukiky671/
Bouchekai671/

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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 Bukeka
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