Buchumu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Buchumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Buchumu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Buchumu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buchumu is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Buchumu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buchumu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buchumu is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buchumu live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Buchumu is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buchumhu931/
Bucumu921/
Buchuummu881/
Busumu772/
Buzumu771/
Busumau711/
Busumaut671/
Bouzoumou635/
Bosumu622/
Busomu622/
Boudzoumou591,552/
Boussoumou591/
Wochomu5716/
Busoomu572/
Bussomu571/
Bussoomu531/
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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 Buchumu
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