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.

Bukilwa Surname Distribution Map

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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukilwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname Bukilwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukilwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Bukilwa is most widespread 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 are found, Wakiso District, where 13 percent are found and Mubende District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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