Bukwai Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Bukwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Bukwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukwai is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukwai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bukwai is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Bukwai occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Bukwai are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Bukwai is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Bukwai is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 90 percent are found and Zamfara, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Bukwai exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beukwai | 92 | 11 | / |
| Bukwa | 91 | 428 | / |
| Bukwi | 91 | 16 | / |
| Boukwaid | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bunkwi | 83 | 81 | / |
| Bokwai | 83 | 43 | / |
| Bukwaś | 83 | 38 | / |
| Bukwap | 83 | 15 | / |
| Beukwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Boukwi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bukwaz | 83 | 4 | / |
| Boukwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bukwas | 83 | 4 | / |
| Buikwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukwaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukwoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buukwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhukwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buckway | 77 | 253 | / |
| Bukwaya | 77 | 98 | / |
| Bukwich | 77 | 27 | / |
| Bukweya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Boukkwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bukwiye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boukwei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bounkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukwiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Butkwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buckwit | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bokwa | 73 | 1,382 | / |
| Bucwa | 73 | 636 | / |
| Bugwa | 73 | 176 | / |
| Bukua | 73 | 132 | / |
| Bukui | 73 | 119 | / |
| Bugwi | 73 | 95 | / |
| Bukwe | 73 | 94 | / |
| Bokwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vukwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buqwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buckwash | 71 | 27 | / |
| Buckwich | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bungwhai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Buckwith | 71 | 5 | / |
| Beukwith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boekwa | 67 | 317 | / |
| Bokway | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bunkui | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bunkua | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bukwey | 67 | 29 | / |
| Buckweitz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bukwet | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bikwah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bogwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bugwas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bookwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhukua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhuqwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukuić | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buckwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauckwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukuat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bucway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhucwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butcwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buskwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baukwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beukwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beukui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buikui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bugwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukwed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bushkwatz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buckua | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buguai | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bukwai
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