Bukua Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bukua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bukua (10) may also be a first name.

Bukua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bukua (Hindi: बुकुआ) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Bukua is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Bukua reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 1,557,511. In The Philippines it is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bunkua9132/
Bhukua913/
Bukuha911/
Bukuat911/
Buckua910/
Bunkuea832,959/
Bukuash831/
Bukwa80428/
Bokua80284/
Bucua80237/
Bugua80106/
Bukuo802/
Vukua801/
Buqua800/
Bunkkuea771/
Bouqua73313/
Buguas73100/
Buguat7377/
Bukwaś7338/
Bougua7319/
Bukwap7315/
Bukwai7312/
Beukwa7311/
Bokuah736/
Bukwaz734/
Boukwa734/
Boekua734/
Bukwas734/
Buquat733/
Boukuo732/
Buguay732/
Bungua731/
Bhukwa731/
Buquah731/
Bukwad731/
Buikwa731/
Bukwaj731/
Bukwat731/
Bukwoa731/
Buukwa731/
Buguai730/
Bauqua730/
Busqua730/
Buckway67253/
Buugbay6756/
Bouquay6752/
Busquah6723/
Beukwai6711/
Bouguaa6710/
Boukkwa679/
Bouguas677/
Bouguea672/
Busquai672/
Busquea671/
Busquay671/
Bungqua671/
Buquiea671/
Buckuoy671/
Buguais671/
Buiguas671/
Boukwah671/
Boungua671/
Bouguah671/
Boughua671/
Bounkwa671/
Butkwea671/
Busquat670/

Bukua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukua in the Hindi language
बुकुआbuku'a-

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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 Bukua
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