Bukhi Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Bukhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Bukhi (75) may also be a first name.
Bukhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukhi (Hindi: बुखी, Marathi: शेखबुखी, Oriya: ବୁଖି) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukhi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bukhi is the 3,543,123rd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Bukhi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bukhi live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bukhi is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 75 people.
The surname Bukhi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kiryandongo District, where 47 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 47 percent reside and Tororo District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bukhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukhi in the Hindi language | ||
| बुखी | bukhi | - |
| Bukhi in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁଖି | bukhi | - |
| Bukhi in the Marathi language | ||
| शेखबुखी | sekhabukhi | 66.67 |
| बुखी | bukhi | 33.33 |
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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 Bukhi
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