Buuka Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Buuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Buuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buuka (Russian: Буука) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Buuka.
How Common Is The Last Name Buuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Buuka live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 39 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 16 percent are found and Kiboga District, where 12 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Buuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Buuka in the Russian language | ||
| Буука | buuka | - |
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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 Buuka
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