Bukunya Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bukunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bukunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bukunya (21) may also be a first name.

Bukunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukunya is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bukunya.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukunya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bukunya reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bukunya is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Bukunya is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bokunya8627/
Bukonya864/
Bukunja861/
Mpukunya80105/
Bukhonya801/
Bukunnyo801/
Boukounia751/
Bukonja71159/
Bucunea7197/
Bokonya7169/
Bokunia711/
Bokonyo5783/
Bokonia5738/
Bokonja5717/
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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 Bukunya
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