Buyuka Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Buyuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buyuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1911:241,78016,739
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Büyüka (10) are calculated separately.

Buyuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buyuka occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Büyüka. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buyuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Buyuka is the 1,155,901st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Buyuka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Buyuka are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 241,780. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 64 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 26 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Buyuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Buyuka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buyukas9216/
Buyukay925/
Byuka9110/
Büyüka8910/
Buyukaya864/
Bouyouka862/
Boyuka83320/
Buyoka8372/
Buyuki8343/
Beyuka8337/
Buyuca838/
Bujuka831/
Buhuka831/
Bouyoukas8098/
Buyukkaya8035/
Buyauskas808/
Byahuka7780/
Buyuker7734/
Bouauka7718/
Buyukoz779/
Buyukot773/
Buyucas773/
Buyuuki772/
Bayouka771/
Bououka771/
Buyukce771/
Bujjuka771/
Boyukas771/
Boyuska771/
Bijuuka771/
Biuka7338/
Byuki734/
Byuko734/
Byuke731/
Buyukkoy7151/
Buyukhiz7149/
Boyukkas719/
Buyukhot716/
Bououkka711/
Bououkaz711/
Boujeuka711/
Bhoyukas711/
Bayoka67778/
Boyoka67253/
Bougiouka67207/
Bouoka6782/
Bujauskas6779/
Buyoko6772/
Buiuca6763/
Bejuka6761/
Bouyoukos6738/
Bijuka6731/
Bouyoucas6727/
Bjouka6726/
Behuka6715/
Boyuca677/
Boyuki677/
Beyuki675/
Beyoka675/
Bujoka673/
Byuker673/
Buhuky671/
Bouyoukou671/
Byukhy671/
Biouka671/
Bihuka671/
Mpyuka671/
Boyuke671/
Buhuke671/
Byudko671/
Byusko671/
Beiuka671/
Boujoukas671/
Biukka671/
Bojuka671/
Byukki671/
Buyoki671/
Bujuki671/
Buiuko671/
Boouka671/
Voyuka671/

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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 Buyuka
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