Bukekhe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Bukekhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bukekhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukekhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukekhe is most common in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukekhe? popularity and diffusion
Bukekhe is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Bukekhe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukekhe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 80 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukeke | 92 | 191 | / |
| Bukokhe | 86 | 176 | / |
| Boukeke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bukieke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukheke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukekeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buekeke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Boukeker | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boukeche | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buchekhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokeke | 77 | 384 | / |
| Bukeka | 77 | 15 | / |
| Boukek | 77 | 9 | / |
| Buckek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bukhex | 77 | 1 | / |
| Butkek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukeskes | 75 | 104 | / |
| Bouskek | 71 | 96 | / |
| Butkeak | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bukhikh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bokekeh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bukeika | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bukecha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bukieka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beukeuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Butkikh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukhek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bucek | 67 | 1,919 | / |
| Buyskikh | 67 | 839 | / |
| Buiskykh | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vukek | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bokek | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bukik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boucikhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boukecha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buiskikh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boukhech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukeg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Butkheak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukekova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukhegqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buketchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyskykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bookecke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bukekhe
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