Bukura Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bukura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bukura (56) may also be a first name.

Bukura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukura (Oriya: ବୁକୁରା) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukura? popularity and diffusion

Bukura is the 1,338,236th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Bukura is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bukura live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 56 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 85 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 5 percent are found and Narok County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kenya Bukura exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Bukura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bukura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukura in the Oriya language
ବୁକୁରାbukura-

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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
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  • 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 Bukura
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