Bukwa Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1261:64,7128,434
Poland981:387,84442,215
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Uganda631:619,67132,575
France431:1,544,714145,815
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bukwa (20) may also be a first name.

Bukwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukwa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bukwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bukwa is the 691,116th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. The surname Bukwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 34 percent of Bukwa live; 29 percent live in Oceania Islands and 29 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Bukwa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 64,712. In Papua New Guinea Bukwa is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 56 percent reside, West Sepik, where 25 percent reside and Morobe, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Bukwa is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Bukwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bukwa surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bukwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $53,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukwaś9138/
Bukwap9115/
Bukwai9112/
Beukwa9111/
Bukwas914/
Boukwa914/
Bukwaz914/
Bhukwa911/
Buikwa911/
Buukwa911/
Bukwoa911/
Bukwat911/
Bukwaj911/
Bukwad911/
Buckway83253/
Beukwai8311/
Boukkwa839/
Butkwea831/
Bounkwa831/
Boukwah831/
Bokwa801,382/
Bucwa80636/
Bugwa80176/
Bukua80132/
Bukwe8094/
Bukwi8016/
Bukwo802/
Buqwa801/
Buckwash7727/
Boukwaid771/
Boekwa73317/
Bunkwi7381/
Bokway7346/
Bokwai7343/
Bunkua7332/
Bukwey7329/
Bukwet7314/
Bikwah7314/
Bugwas735/
Boukwi735/
Bookwa734/
Bhukua733/
Bhuqwa732/
Bgukwo732/
Mpukwa732/
Buikwi731/
Bhucwa731/
Bucway731/
Bukuat731/
Buckwe731/
Bokwaa731/
Bokwea731/
Bukuha731/
Bukwed731/
Beukwy731/
Baukwe731/
Buskwe731/
Butcwa731/
Bukwot731/
Bhukwe731/
Buikwe731/
Buckua730/
Bauckwath711/
Bushkwatz710/
Bunkuea672,959/
Bukwich6727/
Bunkwey6727/
Baungwa6721/
Bockway6718/
Boukwei672/
Buckwer672/
Bukuash671/
Buinkwe671/
Bougway671/
Bunghwa671/
Bungway671/
Buckwit670/

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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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  • 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 Bukwa
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