Bukuwe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Bukuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Bukuwe (4) may also be a first name.
Bukuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukuwe is carried by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Bukuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukuwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bukuwe is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Bukuwe are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bukuwe is also the 6,192,526th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 4 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,186,929. Barring Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukuwei | 92 | 21 | / |
| Bukuwie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boukouwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukuwa | 83 | 784 | / |
| Bukowe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bucuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukube | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukuuwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bukuvei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bucuw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphukuwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boukouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bukuvecz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bukowy | 67 | 783 | / |
| Bokuwa | 67 | 234 | / |
| Bukuva | 67 | 181 | / |
| Bokowe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Bucuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bucube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buccauw | 62 | 56 | / |
| Bhukuva | 62 | 45 | / |
| Bokowei | 62 | 15 | / |
| Bokuway | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bokouwa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bokowhe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Boukoubi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bhukhubai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bokowi | 50 | 370 | / |
| Bokowy | 50 | 186 | / |
| Bocuwa | 50 | 5 | / |
| Vukuvi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bukuwe
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