Bushishi Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bushishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bushishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2081:254,52720,548
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Bushishi (41) may also be a first name.

Bushishi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bushishi is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushishi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 996,001st most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bushishi live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous given name in the world, held by 41 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 254,527. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 97 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 2 percent live and Katavi Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butshitshi89144/
Wushishi88510/
Busheshi88130/
Bushisha886/
Bushishe881/
Bushichi881/
Busisi86238/
Wushishsi821/
Bousheshi821/
Bushizi804/
Bousisi801/
Buchisi801/
Busaisi801/
Bushesha751,403/
Buchichi75467/
Butsitsi7573/
Busheshe7550/
Butsisai759/
Boussisi752/
Boshisha751/
Busisa71518/
Bosisi71109/
Bouchichi7114/
Boussissi7111/
Busheeshe715/
Busizi713/
Butchichi711/
Boudchichi67153/
Bushize67122/
Boutchichi6738/
Busitse676/
Wuxishi671/
Bouchichit671/
Bouhchichi671/
Bushese671/
Vushizi671/
Vutsisi671/

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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 Bushishi
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