Bukela Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Bukela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bukela (742) may also be a first name.
Bukela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukela (Hindi: बुकेला, Oriya: ବୁେକଲା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bukela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bukela is the 1,434,893rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. Bukela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukela reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,975th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 742 people.
Bukela is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 476,951. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 82 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 8 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Bukela is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bukela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukela in the Hindi language | ||
| बुकेला | bukela | - |
| Bukela in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁେକଲା | buekala | - |
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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 Bukela
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