Biguma Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Biguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
France81:8,302,840321,660
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Biguma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biguma occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Biguma.

How Common Is The Last Name Biguma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Biguma reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Biguma is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beiguma922/
Baiguma921/
Bigouma921/
Beinguma861/
Beguma83344/
Bigoma8320/
Wiguma837/
Bigume837/
Bigima834/
Bigumj831/
Bigumi831/
Waiguma77120/
Beeguma775/
Bigaume774/
Begujma774/
Begumma773/
Begouma772/
Baigoma772/
Baigume771/
Bigoume771/
Begumea771/
Beghuma771/
Begumha771/
Begumaa771/
Bigoumou711/
Baigoumi711/
Begume67896/
Vigume67206/
Begumj6748/
Weguma6719/
Begumi679/
Begoma674/
Bigomo673/
Begima672/
Bigimo671/
Bigomi671/
Begumy671/

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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 Biguma
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