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

Bukua (Hindi: बुकुआ) is found most in The Philippines. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bukua is the 1,558,593rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name 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. Bukua is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename globally It is held by 10 people.

Bukua is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 1,557,511. In The Philippines Bukua is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Philippines Bukua exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bukua
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