Bukwi Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Bukwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bukwi (19) may also be a first name.
Bukwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukwi is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Bukwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Bukwi live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda Bukwi is most common in: Pallisa District, where 73 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 9 percent reside and Kaliro District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkwi | 91 | 81 | / |
| Bukwai | 91 | 12 | / |
| Boukwi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Buikwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bukwich | 83 | 27 | / |
| Beukwai | 83 | 11 | / |
| Boukwei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buckwit | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bukwa | 80 | 428 | / |
| Bukui | 80 | 119 | / |
| Bugwi | 80 | 95 | / |
| Bukwe | 80 | 94 | / |
| Bokwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vukwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buckwich | 77 | 9 | / |
| Buckwith | 77 | 5 | / |
| Beukwith | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukwaid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokwai | 73 | 43 | / |
| Bunkui | 73 | 42 | / |
| Bukwey | 73 | 29 | / |
| Bukwet | 73 | 14 | / |
| Beukwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Boukwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Buekwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bukuić | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buikui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buskwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beukui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beukwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buekui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bugwis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buckwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buckweitz | 71 | 16 | / |
| Buckway | 67 | 253 | / |
| Bunkwey | 67 | 27 | / |
| Boukkwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bungkui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boukuie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buckwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Butkwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boughwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buinkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukouhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukuich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buckuis | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bukwi
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