Bukela Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bukela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1111:476,95132,497
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukela92438/
Bukelia9236/
Bukkela921/
Bhukela921/
Bukeela921/
Bukhela921/
Bukiela921/
Buekela921/
Baukela921/
Boukelia86501/
Boukehla86156/
Bukeilay8623/
Boukelaa861/
Bukeilah861/
Boukhela861/
Boukelat861/
Boukelha861/
Bokela833,721/
Bukola833,415/
Bukala831,096/
Bukele83536/
Bukila83287/
Bukelo8358/
Bucela8315/
Bukeli8312/
Buqela835/
Bukely830/
Bouskelha809/
Boukhella802/
Boukhetla802/
Boukhelia801/
Bukhala77593/
Boukila77574/
Bhukele77479/
Bokkela77342/
Buckely77148/
Bukelis77113/
Buikala77103/
Vukelaj7799/
Bukkala7794/
Bucelea7790/
Bhukala7787/
Bukaala7755/
Buceala7746/
Bukkila7745/
Bukeliy7735/
Baucela7731/
Buchela7729/
Bukalia7729/
Bukhele7721/
Bokiela7721/
Boukele7716/
Bukaila7715/
Buckelo7711/
Boukeli777/
Bhokela777/
Mpukela775/
Bhukeli774/
Bukkola774/
Buquela774/
Bukiele774/
Boekela774/
Bukalau773/
Bukalla773/
Bokhela772/
Bukiola772/
Bukayla772/
Buikila772/
Buckeli771/
Bukahla771/
Bukilah771/
Boucela771/
Bukolaa771/
Bukolea771/
Buccela771/
Baukele771/
Baukely771/
Baukila771/
Bhukola771/
Bukhola771/
Vukhela771/
Buckele770/
Boukhellad75221/
Boukelouha75201/
Bukoilay71648/
Boukahla71529/
Boukaala71105/
Buckeley7134/
Boukalai7118/
Bokkeela719/
Boukaila717/
Bouchela715/
Bukkolla714/
Boukheli714/
Boukalla712/
Buckeles711/
Bukhello711/
Boukeyli711/
Bhukkala711/
Bokkeala711/
Boucehla711/
Boukhila711/
Bukelich711/
Bukhuila711/
Buccelia711/
Boukeili711/
Boukayla711/
Beukesle711/
Baukelou711/
Boukilaa711/
Baukalai711/
Bukhalah711/
Boukalah711/
Boukelet711/
Bukkhala711/
Buckeloo710/
Buckelop710/
Bokele6714,899/
Bokila673,953/
Bukała672,191/
Bukalo67997/
Bukolo67897/
Bucala67845/
Bokelo67607/
Bokeli67558/
Bucila67439/
Boukeloud67290/
Bouchelia67148/
Boukelouz6796/
Bukało6773/
Bukile6751/
Buceli6741/
Bukili6740/
Bucele6738/
Bucelo6718/
Bucola6715/
Boukhalah678/
Bouchelah675/
Buckallea674/
Boukhelet673/
Buqelo673/
Bukilo672/
Buckaleau671/
Buckealoo671/
Boukallaa671/
Boukhelou671/
Boukhalia671/
Bouchehla671/
Boudkhila671/
Bouhkelij671/
Boukailah671/
Bukoła671/
Boutkehli671/
Boutkheli671/
Boucheala671/
Boucheila671/
Boukheili671/
Boukhelis671/
Boukhelit671/
Boukeheli671/
Boukeslou671/
Bokyla671/
Buckeless670/

Bukela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukela in the Hindi language
बुकेलाbukela-
Bukela in the Oriya language
ବୁେକଲାbuekala-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bukela
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