Bukunyi Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Bukunyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bukunyi (18) may also be a first name.
Bukunyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukunyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukunyi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukunyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bukunyi is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Bukunyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukunyi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bukunyi is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Bukunyi is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,774,513. In Uganda Bukunyi is most numerous in: Budaka District, where 91 percent live, Mayuge District, where 5 percent live and Mbale District, where 5 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukuni | 92 | 104 | / |
| Bukhuni | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bukonyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukkuni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boukouni | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bukunnyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhaukuni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukuna | 77 | 86 | / |
| Bukoni | 77 | 19 | / |
| Bokuni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bucuni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bukony | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukhonnyi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boukounhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boukoni | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bokonyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bukkuna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bukhoni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bukuuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bukuneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokuini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukouna | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bhukunne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buckuner | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bukunyi
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