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 last name Bukhi (Hindi: बुखी, Marathi: शेखबुखी, Oriya: ବୁଖି) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukhi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Bukhi occurs mostly 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 widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 75 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 2,602,619. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kiryandongo District, where 47 percent live, Manafwa District, where 47 percent live and Tororo District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 16 percent live.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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