Bukui Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Bukui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 83 | 1:470,353 | 27,634 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bukui (1,157) may also be a first name.
Bukui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukui Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bukui (Hindi: बुकुई) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukui? popularity and diffusion
Bukui is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Bukui reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 233,698th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 1,157 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 61 percent live, Kibuku District, where 25 percent live and Budaka District, where 11 percent live. Apart from Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bukui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukui in the Hindi language | ||
| बुकुई | buku'i | - |
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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 Bukui
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