Bukuwa Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6631:58,8836,869
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bukuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bukuwa occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 437,497th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukuwa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 663 people, or 1 in 58,883. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 32 percent reside, Mbale District, where 26 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Bukuwa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukuuwa925/
Bukuwah921/
Boukouwa861/
Bukiwa83432/
Bokuwa83234/
Bukuva83181/
Bukuwe833/
Bucuwa831/
Bukuwo831/
Bukueva77148/
Bhukuva7745/
Bukuwei7721/
Bokuway774/
Bokouwa772/
Bukiewa771/
Buukiwa771/
Bukuwie771/
Boukiwa771/
Bukhowah711/
Boukouwe711/
Bhukubha711/
Bukowy67783/
Boukoubaa67271/
Boukhouba67117/
Bokuwo6741/
Bocuwa675/
Bhukhubai671/
Bouhkouba671/
Bukube671/
Bucuwe671/
Bukowe671/

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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 Bukuwa
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