Bokumu Surname

275,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bokumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4091:52,4346,326
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bokumu (41) may also be a first name.

Bokumu Last Name Facts

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

Bokumu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokumu? popularity and diffusion

Bokumu is the 275,138th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,164,809 people. The surname Bokumu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bokumu live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bokumu is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 41 people.

The last name Bokumu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,409 people, or 1 in 52,434. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhokumu921/
Bokoumou8617/
Bukumu83642/
Bakumu83349/
Bokomu83165/
Bekumu8376/
Boukoumou80513/
Bokoumgou801/
Baekumu774/
Bukuumu771/
Boukoumgou7515/
Bouckoumou752/
Baskumus7120/
Bahakumu711/
Bakimu675/
Bacumu671/
Bakomu671/
Bucumu671/
Vukumu671/
Boucoumgou631/
Bokomau6229/
Boukomou571/
Boukommou531/

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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 Bokumu
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