Busunkwi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Busunkwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Busunkwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Busunkwi Last Name Facts

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

Busunkwi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Busunkwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busunkwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Busunkwi is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Busunkwi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Busunkwi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Busunkwi is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Busunkwi is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 90 percent live and Mara Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Busukwa8018/
Busukwe802/
Busungwe7516/
Busonkwe751/
Busungwa751/
Bushungwe711/
Bosukwa6717/
Busukue676/
Busokwa674/
Busokwe671/
Buchugwi631/
Bosonkui631/
Bushokwe631/
Busongwa631/
Buzungwa631/
Bosokwa5322/
Busugbe531/
Vusuqui531/
Boutchoukui531/
Busocwe531/
Bosongwa504/
Boshokwa501/

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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
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  • 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 Busunkwi
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