Bavuma Surname

110,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bavuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bavuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,9741:18,2172,298
Tanzania1,1301:46,8515,283
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda411:952,17842,125
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Bavuma (98) may also be a first name.

Bavuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bavuma has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bavuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bavuma is the 110,769th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,737,198 people. Bavuma is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bavuma live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bavuma is also the 956,749th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 98 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,974 people, or 1 in 18,217. In South Africa Bavuma is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Bavuma Last Name Statistics demography

Bavuma earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning R 146,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhavuma92162/
Bavumma921/
Bavuema921/
Bawuma8336/
Babuma838/
Bavume835/
Wavuma833/
Bavoma833/
Bavumo831/
Bavumi831/
Babouma7732/
Babauma775/
Babumad771/
Babguma771/
Bawuuma771/
Bawumea771/
Vavaumea717/
Babuimay714/
Babaumma711/
Babumahe711/
Baibouma711/
Baboma6735/
Wobuma6717/
Bawoma6715/
Bawumi6712/
Bawume6711/
Wawuma673/
Babume672/
Wabuma672/
Banpfouma671/
Bewuma671/
Bowuma671/
Wavoma671/

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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 Bavuma
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