Bukokhe Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukokhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukokhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Bukokhe (95) may also be a first name.

Bukokhe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukokhe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukokhe? popularity and diffusion

Bukokhe is the 1,290,735th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukokhe live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 95 people.

The last name Bukokhe is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya Bukokhe is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 99 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya Bukokhe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 48 percent live and Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Bukokhe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bukokhe last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Bukokhe
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