Bukvay Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Bukvay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 42 | 1:127,058 | 23,432 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Bukvay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukvay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukvay (Russian: Буквай) is found most frequently in Slovakia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukvay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bukvay are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Bukvay is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 127,058. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Trnava Region, where 74 percent are found, Bratislava Region, where 21 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Slovakia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 4 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukva | 91 | 1,488 | / |
| Bhukva | 83 | 120 | / |
| Bukvaj | 83 | 93 | / |
| Bukvai | 83 | 79 | / |
| Bukvayova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bukvayová | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bukvych | 77 | 75 | / |
| Bhukhva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukve | 73 | 40 | / |
| Bukvi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bukhvyts | 71 | 5 | / |
| Buckby | 67 | 1,191 | / |
| Boukba | 67 | 240 | / |
| Bukvajová | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bukhba | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bokvaj | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bhikva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bukviš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhukve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bookva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bukvaiová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukvaiova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukvajova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukvoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukveç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukver | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buskby | 67 | 0 | / |
Bukvay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bukvay in the Russian language | ||
| Буквай | bukvaj | - |
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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 Bukvay
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