Bukuru Surname

6,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Bukuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi60,3181:16333
DR Congo10,9041:6,775828
Tanzania7,0141:7,548982
Rwanda6,2011:1,833444
Uganda531:736,59036,183
India311:24,744,045333,161
England241:2,321,58686,519
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Bukuru (25,881) may also be a first name.

Bukuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bukuru (Oriya: ବୁକୁରୁ, Russian: Букуру) is found in Burundi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bukuru is the 6,667th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 86,043 people. Bukuru is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukuru reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bukuru is also the 31,169th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 25,881 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Burundi, where it is borne by 60,318 people, or 1 in 163. Other than Burundi it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Bukuru Last Name Statistics demography

Bukuru earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.91% less than the national average, earning $25,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukkuru92597/
Baukuru9211/
Bhukuru923/
Buthkuru868/
Bhukkuru865/
Bukhuruy864/
Bukurrou863/
Baukurou861/
Bucuru831,380/
Bukiru83157/
Bokuru8345/
Bukoru831/
Boukourou80487/
Boukoru7745/
Bokkuru776/
Bookuru774/
Baukoru772/
Vuhkuru771/
Vukhuru771/
Bukuroo771/
Boukourouh751/
Boukourrou751/
Bokourou7120/
Bukkuroo7119/
Bukkooru713/
Bouqourou67341/
Bokoru67123/
Boucourou674/
Vucuru674/
Bucurú672/
Boukorou5724/
Boukirou579/
Boukorrou534/

Bukuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bukuru in the Oriya language
ବୁକୁରୁbukuru96.55
ମାୁବୁକୁରୁmaubukuru3.45
Bukuru in the Russian language
Букуруbukuru-

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Footnotes

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