Bukiga Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Bukiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 243 | 1:217,867 | 18,185 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bukiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukiga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukiga? popularity and diffusion
Bukiga is the 1,032,007th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. Bukiga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukiga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 217,867. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 100 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukega | 83 | 455 | / |
| Buciga | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bukigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukuga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buchiga | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bouciga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukeega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukegha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouchiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bucuga | 67 | 142 | / |
| Bouchigha | 67 | 121 | / |
| Bukege | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bukego | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bucigo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bucigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wujciga | 62 | 19 | / |
| Vukegah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Boucega | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bucuingo | 57 | 8 | / |
| Buchegha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vukeigho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouccega | 57 | 1 | / |
| Buckeger | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bucheega | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boukeghet | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bouchegga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bukkhegui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buchcaiger | 50 | 13 | / |
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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 Bukiga
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