Bugumba Surname

135,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bugumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bugumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7691:19,1192,427
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bugumba (7,355) may also be a first name.

Bugumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bugumba is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bugumba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,670th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,200,346 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bugumba are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 75,104th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 7,355 people.

Bugumba is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,769 people, or 1 in 19,119. In Tanzania Bugumba is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 28 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 19 percent live and Tabora Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bungumba931/
Bugomba86105/
Bugumbo861/
Bougoumbaï821/
Bughumwa801/
Bogomba71508/
Bugombo71455/
Bugombe7125/
Wogumba7125/
Bogumbe7123/
Bugombi715/
Bugomwa711/
Bogunmbe67209/
Bogunbe57189/
Bogombo571/
Bogunnbe5326/
Bugonhwa531/
Bugonh'wa501/

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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 Bugumba
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