Bukenya Surname

13,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda42,3961:92180
England1741:320,21923,859
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
United States621:5,846,112285,490
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France31:22,140,907385,998
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Bukenya (282) may also be a first name.

Bukenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukenya (Arabic: بوكينا) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,065th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,861 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bukenya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 282 people.

Bukenya is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 42,396 people, or 1 in 921. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 18 percent reside, Kampala District, where 12 percent reside and Rakai District, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Bukenya occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Bukenya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bukenya surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bukenya earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 63.16% less than the national average, earning R 87,540 per year and in United States they earn 32.66% less than the national average, earning $29,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bukenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukenya in the Arabic language
بوكيناbwkyna-

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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
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  • 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 Bukenya
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