Obukuyi Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Obukuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Obukuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Obukuyi Last Name Facts

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

Obukuyi is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Obukuyi? popularity and diffusion

Obukuyi is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Obukuyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obukuyi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,183,008. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bugiri District, where 33 percent live, Kayunga District, where 27 percent live and Luweero District, where 18 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent live.

Obukuyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obukui92680/
Abukuyi8612/
Obukuya861/
Obukayi861/
Obuikui861/
Abukui77109/
Obukoi771/
Obukai771/
Obokui771/
Obukiyo7127/
Obukoya712/
Abukuya712/
Oboukoi711/
Obukaya711/
Abukayi711/
Oboukou711/
Abokuyi711/
Abukhui711/
Obukhou711/
Obuskey710/
Ahabukui674/
Obukhaya672/
Obukhoia671/
Aboukouy671/
Habukuye671/

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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 Obukuyi
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