Buapim Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Buapim Surname User-submission:
The Buapim surname originates from the Akan tribe, the Asantes in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, West Africa. In Akan the meaning of the surname Buapim (pronounced buah-apem) is 'helper of thousands'. It is said that during the 19th century, when the Akan were in their peak of courting war, the tumbled on a man in a small village who hid them from their enemies and find them so they rejuvenate and fight their enemies the next day.
Read More About This SurnameBuapim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Buapim Surname Meaning
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The Buapim surname originates from the Akan tribe, the Asantes in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, West Africa. In Akan the meaning of the surname Buapim (pronounced buah-apem) is 'helper of thousands'. It is said that during the 19th century, when the Akan were in their peak of courting war, the tumbled on a man in a small village who hid them from their enemies and find them so they rejuvenate and fight their enemies the next day. With the old man's help the Ashantes where able to win the war and since the mottor of the Asanti people is 'If you kill thousand; thousand more will appear', they gave the old man the title 'helper of thousand' in tribute to this famous Ashanti slogan. The name is mostly associated with the Buapim family from Bekawai in the Ashanti Region, whose patriarch is Mr. Paul Kofi Buapim, the direct descendant of this historical man.
- Akosua Addae BuapimThe surname Buapim originated from the Ashanti region, Ghana. The meaning of this surname in the Akan dialect (Twi) is 'help thousands'. Bua, or boa means 'to help', while pem or apem means 'thounsands' in the Twi language. It is most popular in Bekwai.
- Akosua Addae BuapimBuapim Demographics
Average Buapim Salary in
United States
$10,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buapim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buapim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buapim is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buapim? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buapim is the 2,876,555th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Buapim occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Buapim live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Buapim is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 75 percent reside, California, where 20 percent reside and Maryland, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 41 percent reside and Ghana, where 9 percent reside.
Buapim Last Name Statistics demography
Buapim earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning $10,312 USD per year.
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