Buqa Surname

252,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Buqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1191:48,4166,167
Kosovo3591:5,186882
Albania451:64,7577,655
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Buqa (12) may also be a first name.

Buqa Last Name Facts

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

Buqa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buqa? popularity and diffusion

Buqa is the 252,652nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,653,605 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Buqa are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Buqa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 48,416. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Buqa occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 23 percent reside and Albania, where 3 percent reside.

Buqa Last Name Statistics demography

Buqa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning R 124,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buqaj89326/
Buqai89250/
Bhuqa8994/
Buqay893/
Buqat891/
Buqas891/
Buqua890/
Boudqa80382/
Bouqua80313/
Bouqah805/
Bouqat804/
Buqais803/
Buquat803/
Bouqad803/
Bouqas801/
Buquah801/
Buqadh801/
Busqua800/
Bauqua800/
Buka7522,703/
Buca759,538/
Vuqa7519/
Buqo754/
Bouquay7352/
Busquah7323/
Bousqat7314/
Bauqash734/
Busquai732/
Busquea731/
Busquay731/
Buquiea731/
Busquat730/
Bouka6714,879/
Bucad677,856/
Bukka675,836/
Busca674,076/
Bucca673,478/
Bucay673,090/
Buica671,752/
Buika671,086/
Beuca671,020/
Bucea67943/
Bucas67742/
Bukha67684/
Bhuka67683/
Bukai67621/
Bouca67507/
Bucat67472/
Bauka67443/
Bukay67400/
Bukač67376/
Bauca67357/
Bucaj67330/
Bucau67310/
Butca67288/
Mpuqa67287/
Buçka67218/
Bukau67210/
Bouqueau67179/
Bujka67168/
Bhuca67154/
Buňka67114/
Beuka67112/
Buuka6783/
Bukah6782/
Bucșa6780/
Bukaj6777/
Buquo6762/
Bucai6759/
Bugka6745/
Bousquau6744/
Bukaa6740/
Bueka6734/
Buška6730/
Bouquaux6714/
Bukoa6713/
Buuca6712/
Bucaa6710/
Bucoa6710/
Bousquat676/
Bucaz675/
Bucap675/
Bukea674/
Bhiqa673/
Bukňa673/
Vusqa672/
Bukać672/
Buśka672/
Bueca672/
Buyka672/
Bucah672/
Npuqa671/
Booqa671/
Bukaś671/
Buďka671/
Buľka671/
Buyca671/
Busquaut671/

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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 Buqa
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