Bukilwa Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bukilwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3001:130,13112,029
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bukilwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukilwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukilwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 891,661st most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukilwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 130,131. In Uganda Bukilwa is mostly found in: Luweero District, where 13 percent live, Wakiso District, where 13 percent live and Mubende District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukilwah931/
Buikilwa931/
Bukelwa865/
Boukelwa801/
Bokelwa711/
Bokilua711/
Bucklwy710/
Boukhlva675/
Buckelwy671/
Biekelwa671/
Bouklouha63259/
Boklva621/
Boukelouha59201/
Bouclua571/
Bucklby571/
Bucklue570/
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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 Bukilwa
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