Bukia Surname

179,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Bukia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1,8811:1,991306
Abkhazia2771:877196
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
India51:153,413,076951,030
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bukia (52) may also be a first name.

Bukia Last Name Facts

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

Bukia (Georgian: ბუკია, Oriya: ବୁକିଆ, Russian: Букиа) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bukia is the 179,724th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,071,027 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Bukia reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia. Bukia is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 52 people.

The surname Bukia is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is held by 1,881 people, or 1 in 1,991. In Georgia it is primarily found in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 82 percent live, Tbilisi, where 14 percent live and Adjara, where 1 percent live. Apart from Georgia it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Bukia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bukia surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukia9158/
Buikia9155/
Bhukia9140/
Baukia913/
Bukhia912/
Budkia912/
Bukkia911/
Bukiah911/
Bukias911/
Buzkia910/
Buskia910/
Bouskia831,169/
Boukias8317/
Bukaiya839/
Bhukiah837/
Bouhkia831/
Bhukkia831/
Boukhia831/
Buckiha831/
Bukayia831/
Butkiat831/
Bukya8016,357/
Bokia80461/
Bukio8012/
Boukiaou77170/
Boukhiat773/
Boukaiya771/
Bukayiah771/
Bouskiaa771/
Bhukya7378,483/
Buquia73391/
Bukhya73168/
Bukkya73106/
Buukya7384/
Buchia7357/
Voukia7350/
Mpukia7334/
Bukyaa7320/
Buckio7314/
Buhkya739/
Bhikia736/
Buckya734/
Bukeha734/
Boukya734/
Boukea733/
Bukhio732/
Bhokia732/
Buukio731/
Boukio731/
Bukjya731/
Baukya731/
Bukyha731/
Buckea731/
Bokjia731/
Bhuukya671,589/
Bouchia67784/
Bhukhya67331/
Boukiod67170/
Buichia67123/
Bhukkya6755/
Bucchia6741/
Bhukyaa6741/
Boukios6730/
Bouquia6724/
Bokaiya6722/
Bhuckya6717/
Boukeha679/
Bhuikya676/
Bukojja673/
Bhaukya673/
Bhuykya673/
Bukaaya672/
Buquiea671/
Bucquia671/
Boukyah671/
Bhukyea671/
Bhhukya671/
Bhoukya671/
Bhuchia671/
Bokkija671/
Booquia671/
Buckhea670/

Bukia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukia in the Georgian language
ბუკიაbukia-
Bukia in the Oriya language
ବୁକିଆbuki'a-
Bukia in the Russian language
Букиаbukia-

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