Bukonde Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bukonde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia741:214,18813,668
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777

Bukonde (37) may also be a first name.

Bukonde Last Name Facts

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

Bukonde is most common in Zambia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bukonde click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukonde? popularity and diffusion

Bukonde is the 1,537,949th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukonde reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread first name globally It is held by 37 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 214,188. In Zambia Bukonde is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 84 percent reside, Central Province, where 5 percent reside and Eastern Province, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukondhe9329/
Boukonde931/
Bokonde861,678/
Bukonda8669/
Bukande866/
Bukunde862/
Bukondi862/
Buconde861/
Bhikonde8029/
Bhukonda8021/
Bukhande804/
Bokounde801/
Bukhunde801/
Boukoundi759/
Bhuikunde757/
Bhuskande752/
Bhukhande751/
Bokonda713,933/
Bukunda71333/
Bukundi71327/
Bocande71312/
Bokande71141/
Bukanda7174/
Bokondi7150/
Bukandi7147/
Bouskander714/
Bouskoundi711/
Bucunde711/
Boukanda6787/
Boccande6710/
Bhucande676/
Bokhande675/
Bhukandi672/
Baukandi672/
Bokounda671/
Bockonda671/
Boukandi671/
Bokaïnde671/
Bhikande671/

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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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  • 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 Bukonde
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