Busuka Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Busuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Busuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Busuka (21) may also be a first name.

Busuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Busuka (Oriya: ବୁସୁକା, Russian: Бусука) is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Busuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Busuka is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Busuka reside; 72 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 88 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 11 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Busuka is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Busuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Busuka in the Oriya language
ବୁସୁକାbusuka66.67
ବୁଶୁକାbusuka33.33
Busuka in the Russian language
Бусукаbusuka-

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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 Busuka
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