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

Bukwa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 691,116th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 34 percent of Bukwa are found; 29 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 29 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 64,712. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 56 percent live, West Sepik, where 25 percent live and Morobe, where 18 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.

Bukwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bukwa last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with 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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  • 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 Bukwa
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