Bukono Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo

Bukono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bukono Last Name Facts

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

Bukono is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukono? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Bukono occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukono live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 80 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and The Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukono92894/
Bukongo92487/
Bukuono921/
Bukonoh921/
Buskono921/
Boukongo86230/
Buckonod865/
Bouckono864/
Bukonnod863/
Boukonou861/
Bokono83642/
Bukona835/
Bukuno835/
Bukano834/
Bukeno831/
Boukongou801,823/
Boukounou804/
Boukoungo803/
Bukonga7796/
Boukano7713/
Bukanoa7710/
Bockono774/
Bokonou771/
Boukoungou75356/
Bouckongou754/
Baukoungou751/
Boukouna7135/
Bouckeno716/
Boukanou715/
Bokounou714/
Bukhonna714/
Bokhonoh712/
Boukenou711/
Boukhona711/
Bukuonga711/
Bokona67916/
Boukhouna67437/
Bukana67203/
Bokano67182/
Bukuna6786/
Bucano6750/
Bucona6748/
Bukena6722/
Vukano6718/
Boukhanou6710/
Boukounga676/
Bocono676/
Wokono674/
Bokuno674/
Bokounnou672/
Boukanous671/
Bokkonnou671/

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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 Bukono
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