Bukes Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bukes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
United States671:5,409,835270,257
India161:47,941,586492,263
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Bukeš (16) are calculated separately.

Bukes (42) may also be a first name.

Bukes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukes is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Bukeš. Click here for further potential spellings of Bukes.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 870,423rd most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Bukes are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bukes is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.

The surname Bukes is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, Free State, where 37 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent reside. Besides South Africa Bukes occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Bukes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bukes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bukes surname grew 2,233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bukes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bukes surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bukes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.35% more than the national average, earning R 447,588 per year and in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,460 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukeš9316/
Beukes9139,063/
Buskes91344/
Boukes91248/
Bukesh91112/
Buekes9146/
Buikes9144/
Baukes9144/
Buckes9138/
Bukies9129/
Buykes917/
Bhukes917/
Budkes916/
Bukese914/
Bukejs913/
Butkes912/
Bukess910/
Boukesh83200/
Buyskes83127/
Bhukesh8354/
Buyckes8340/
Bukkies8335/
Bukhesh8326/
Bukesth8318/
Buikies8317/
Bushkes8314/
Beuckes837/
Buskets835/
Baukesh835/
Beukies835/
Buckies833/
Boukhes832/
Boukess831/
Boudkes831/
Boukeas831/
Boukeus831/
Beukeus831/
Buickes830/
Buckess830/
Buckeus830/
Bouckes830/
Bukis80213/
Buces80146/
Bukys80140/
Vukes8039/
Bokes8030/
Bukez8018/
Bukesova7733/
Boukesse779/
Bucket's771/
Bucketts771/
Boudkess771/
Buickies771/
Boukis73752/
Bukish73370/
Bockes73278/
Buques7382/
Buikis7380/
Buches7374/
Butkis7359/
Bokkes7348/
Bokesh7335/
Buekis7334/
Bokies7331/
Budkis7329/
Buckis7327/
Buskis7326/
Butkys7325/
Buikys7317/
Bukcez7316/
Bokeas7315/
Boekes7314/
Baukys7311/
Beukis7310/
Bookes739/
Bokesz739/
Buykis739/
Bukhis735/
Biekes734/
Buices734/
Bouces732/
Bauces731/
Bukisz731/
Buzkys731/
Bouqes731/
Beuces731/
Baukis731/
Bukhex731/
Bokess730/
Bukeshova7141/
Boukheiss716/
Boukais671,575/
Bokesch67257/
Bokkies67169/
Bouches6785/
Bukhish6773/
Bouqees6754/
Busques6747/
Bauskis6730/
Boukios6730/
Butkiss6718/
Buskist6717/
Bukitsp6716/
Buiques6712/
Boukhis676/
Bukaish675/
Bukkish674/
Buchess673/
Baukeshova673/
Buchesz672/
Bouques672/
Buckois671/
Buckuis671/
Bhikhes671/
Boukkez671/
Bouckez671/
Bouskis671/
Bhukish671/
Bieques671/
Bukitse671/
Boukiss671/
Busqets671/
Buukish671/
Buzkish671/
Bushkis670/
Bockess670/

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