Buuya Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Buuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Buuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buuya is most common in Uganda. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Buuya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buuya are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Namutumba District, where 51 percent live, Buikwe District, where 20 percent live and Butaleja District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuuya | 91 | 6 | / |
| Buuyas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buya | 89 | 10,191 | / |
| Bouya | 80 | 12,839 | / |
| Bhuya | 80 | 12,655 | / |
| Bueya | 80 | 11,885 | / |
| Bauya | 80 | 1,206 | / |
| Buyat | 80 | 179 | / |
| Buyaa | 80 | 154 | / |
| Buyad | 80 | 46 | / |
| Buhya | 80 | 44 | / |
| Buyah | 80 | 42 | / |
| Buyas | 80 | 41 | / |
| Buuyi | 80 | 34 | / |
| Buyau | 80 | 24 | / |
| Buuye | 80 | 17 | / |
| Buyap | 80 | 5 | / |
| Buuia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Buoya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buyha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wuuya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buyaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buuys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhuuuiya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buy | 75 | 3,044 | / |
| Bhauya | 73 | 25,643 | / |
| Bouhya | 73 | 1,251 | / |
| Bouyat | 73 | 424 | / |
| Bhueya | 73 | 395 | / |
| Bhuyah | 73 | 194 | / |
| Buyaya | 73 | 91 | / |
| Bouyah | 73 | 53 | / |
| Buyatt | 73 | 40 | / |
| Bhuyat | 73 | 30 | / |
| Bouyap | 73 | 29 | / |
| Bhuyaa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Bhuyad | 73 | 19 | / |
| Bouyad | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bhuuia | 73 | 10 | / |
| Buyova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bhuuiy | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhuuyo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bujaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhuoya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhouya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buyaja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bauyat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beauya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhuyau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buhyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouyaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buyaha | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beya | 67 | 88,714 | / |
| Baya | 67 | 66,382 | / |
| Boya | 67 | 57,592 | / |
| Buys | 67 | 22,469 | / |
| Biya | 67 | 19,980 | / |
| Buja | 67 | 3,568 | / |
| Buğa | 67 | 2,664 | / |
| Buyo | 67 | 2,322 | / |
| Buia | 67 | 2,257 | / |
| Bouy | 67 | 1,919 | / |
| Buyi | 67 | 1,876 | / |
| Bauy | 67 | 1,443 | / |
| Bouhaya | 67 | 1,266 | / |
| Buoy | 67 | 845 | / |
| Buye | 67 | 710 | / |
| Wuya | 67 | 706 | / |
| Beua | 67 | 404 | / |
| Vuya | 67 | 190 | / |
| Uiya | 67 | 176 | / |
| Byya | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bhuiaya | 67 | 58 | / |
| Buňa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Buøy | 67 | 46 | / |
| Buđa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Beauyat | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bhuy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uoya | 67 | 30 | / |
| Buyh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buyt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Byja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bauu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhuyaya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhuujia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Byia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buța | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buyd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buyz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouhyat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buyé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhuhaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buyó | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouhouya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bu'a | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buyy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouyach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buyaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhauyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Béya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouyass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Buuya
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