Bubamba Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Bubamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bubamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia241:660,41325,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Bubamba Last Name Facts

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

Bubamba has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bubamba is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Bubamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bubamba are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 660,413. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 96 percent live and Central Province, where 4 percent live. Excluding Zambia Bubamba occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beubamba931/
Bubambi86226/
Bobamba8696/
Buwamba864/
Bubambo861/
Bubatembi751/
Bowamba71118/
Bobambo71109/
Buwambo7136/
Bubaitembi714/
Bobomba714/
Bobambe713/
Wobamba713/
Buvambo711/
Bubombo711/
Boboumba67245/
Bowambai6768/
Bowambay6727/
Wobomba57313/
Bobombo574/
Bowambo571/
Bobombi571/
Wowamba571/
Bowomba571/
Bumpombo534/
Woubamvou501/
Boboumbou501/

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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 Bubamba
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