Bukusi Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bukusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bukusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukusi is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukusi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Bukusi are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Bukusi is most frequent in: Illinois, where 100 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent reside and Tanzania, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukusić921/
Bukkushi863/
Baukushi861/
Bukosi83750/
Bokusi8327/
Bukisi8323/
Bukuse8319/
Bukusa8311/
Bucusi839/
Bukuzi832/
Bukuji831/
Buckousis8012/
Boukoussi802/
Bhuthkusi801/
Bukushich801/
Bukkosi77227/
Bukoshi77223/
Bukoosi7786/
Bukušić7774/
Bukishi7722/
Bhukisi7713/
Bucussi7710/
Bukushe778/
Bukhosi775/
Boukosi774/
Buckuse773/
Bokusui772/
Butkuse772/
Bhukosi771/
Bukosei771/
Bukuisa771/
Buckusa771/
Bhukuse771/
Bucushi771/
Bhukusa771/
Buquisi771/
Bukossi771/
Bhikausi7115/
Bhikusih7110/
Budkhuzi718/
Bukutshe716/
Bukhutse713/
Buchkuzi711/
Bukishie711/
Boukousa711/
Bukkhuzi711/
Bokosi674,128/
Bukuze67571/
Bucuci67556/
Bukose67527/
Bukize67432/
Boukouchi67239/
Buckhouse67186/
Bukosa6753/
Boukoussa6744/
Bukuza6724/
Bukoci6712/
Bukóci6710/
Boukouzis675/
Boucousis674/
Bhikhusih673/
Buckhause672/
Bukosy672/
Bukizi671/
Boukhousa671/
Boukousse671/
Boukhissi671/
Bukuitche671/
Bokuzi671/
Bokuse671/

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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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  • 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 Bukusi
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