Bukhari Surname
Approximately 146,985 people bear this surname
Bukhari Surname User-submission:
Boukhari or Bukhari comes from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Al Bukhari means 'from Bukhara'. The imam Muhammad Al Bukhari came from Bukhara.
Bukhari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 97,792 | 1:1,827 | 256 |
| Sudan | 15,120 | 1:2,481 | 352 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,992 | 1:2,205 | 266 |
| India | 7,116 | 1:107,794 | 7,051 |
| Indonesia | 2,578 | 1:51,299 | 5,741 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,295 | 1:3,992 | 502 |
| England | 1,346 | 1:41,395 | 5,306 |
| Malaysia | 1,000 | 1:29,494 | 2,554 |
| United States | 960 | 1:377,561 | 33,381 |
| Nigeria | 758 | 1:233,698 | 13,631 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Jordan | 447 | 1:19,782 | 2,945 |
| Canada | 420 | 1:87,728 | 9,696 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Kuwait | 318 | 1:11,952 | 1,632 |
| Qatar | 293 | 1:8,048 | 876 |
| Oman | 211 | 1:17,479 | 1,775 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Israel | 132 | 1:64,831 | 8,115 |
| Afghanistan | 113 | 1:284,541 | 4,597 |
| Palestine | 98 | 1:46,417 | 4,929 |
| Lebanon | 77 | 1:73,209 | 5,130 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:113,911 | 7,445 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Bukhari (41,215) may also be a first name.
Bukhari Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Boukhari or Bukhari comes from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Al Bukhari means 'from Bukhara'. The imam Muhammad Al Bukhari came from Bukhara.
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Bukhari Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Bukhari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukhari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukhari (Arabic: البخارى, Hindi: बुखारी, Marathi: बुखारी, Oriya: ବୁଖାରୀ, Russian: Бухари) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukhari? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bukhari is the 3,812th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 49,580 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Bukhari live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 21,683rd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 41,215 people.
The surname Bukhari is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 97,792 people, or 1 in 1,827. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 66 percent are found, Sindh, where 13 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this last name exists in 88 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 10 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found.
Bukhari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bukhari surname is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Bukhari surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Bukhari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.73% less than the national average, earning 277,792 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.2% less than the national average, earning R 132,612 per year; in United States they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $50,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $54,097 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bukhari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukhari in the Hindi language | ||
| बुखारी | bukhari | 99 |
| बूखारी | bukhari | 1 |
| Bukhari in the Marathi language | ||
| बुखारी | bukhari | 96.47 |
| बूखारी | bukhari | 0.96 |
| बुखरी | bukhari | 0.38 |
| भुखारी | bhukhari | 0.38 |
| बुशरा | busara | 0.19 |
| मबुखारी | mabukhari | 0.19 |
| बखरी | bakhari | 0.19 |
| बुखािर | bukhaira | 0.1 |
| बोकारी | bokari | 0.1 |
| Bukhari in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଖାରୀ | bukhari | 71.43 |
| ବୁଖାରି | bukhari | 28.57 |
| Bukhari in the Russian language | ||
| Бухари | buhari | - |
| Bukhari in the Arabic language | ||
| البخارى | albkhary | - |
| البخاري | albkhary | - |
| بخاري | bkhary | - |
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