Bushuru Surname

222,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bushuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bushuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,8231:25,3322,846
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Bushuru (303) may also be a first name.

Bushuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bushuru occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bushuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bushuru is the 222,467th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,977,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bushuru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bushuru is also the 505,965th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 303 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,823 people, or 1 in 25,332. In Kenya Bushuru is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 83 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 8 percent are found and Busia County, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Bushuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bushuru surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busuru921,301/
Bushiru86207/
Busuruh862/
Busurru861/
Bhusuru861/
Baushiru808/
Buzuru7743/
Vusuru7720/
Bosuru7717/
Wusuru774/
Bousourou751/
Vuchuru7173/
Boussourou7119/
Vutchuru6744/
Vuchhuru674/
Buzzurru673/
Bushirhu671/
Vuchchuru638/
Bouzourou635/
Beuzeureu631/
Boushirou631/
Bouchoutrouch60210/
Voosuru572/
Bussirou531/
Wossourou503/

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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 Bushuru
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