Buuya Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Buuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Buuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buuya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buuya is the 2,689,253rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Buuya live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Buuya is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Namutumba District, where 51 percent are found, Buikwe District, where 20 percent are found and Butaleja District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuuya916/
Buuyas911/
Buya8910,191/
Bouya8012,839/
Bhuya8012,655/
Bueya8011,885/
Bauya801,206/
Buyat80179/
Buyaa80154/
Buyad8046/
Buhya8044/
Buyah8042/
Buyas8041/
Buuyi8034/
Buyau8024/
Buuye8017/
Buyap805/
Buuia804/
Buoya802/
Buyha802/
Wuuya802/
Buyaz801/
Buuys801/
Bhuuuiya771/
Buy753,044/
Bhauya7325,643/
Bouhya731,251/
Bouyat73424/
Bhueya73395/
Bhuyah73194/
Buyaya7391/
Bouyah7353/
Buyatt7340/
Bhuyat7330/
Bouyap7329/
Bhuyaa7325/
Bhuyad7319/
Bouyad7311/
Bhuuia7310/
Buyova737/
Bhuuiy735/
Bhuuyo734/
Bujaya733/
Bhuoya733/
Bhouya732/
Buyaja732/
Bauyat732/
Beauya731/
Bhuyau731/
Buoyah731/
Buhyat731/
Bouyaz731/
Buyaha730/
Beya6788,714/
Baya6766,382/
Boya6757,592/
Buys6722,469/
Biya6719,980/
Buja673,568/
Buğa672,664/
Buyo672,322/
Buia672,257/
Bouy671,919/
Buyi671,876/
Bauy671,443/
Bouhaya671,266/
Buoy67845/
Buye67710/
Wuya67706/
Beua67404/
Vuya67190/
Uiya67176/
Byya6765/
Bhuiaya6758/
Buňa6752/
Buøy6746/
Buđa6741/
Beauyat6739/
Bhuy6731/
Uoya6730/
Buyh6715/
Buyt6714/
Byja6713/
Bauu679/
Bhuyaya678/
Bhuujia675/
Byia675/
Buța675/
Buyd674/
Buoa674/
Buyz674/
Bouhyat674/
Buyé674/
Buiy674/
Uaya673/
Beuy673/
Bhuhaya673/
Buyó673/
Ouhouya673/
Bu'a673/
Buyy672/
Buhy672/
Bouyach672/
Buui672/
Buyaova671/
Bhauyat671/
Béya671/
Bouyass671/
Vuua671/
Byoa671/

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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 Buuya
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