Buhoma Surname
Approximately 815 people bear this surname
Buhoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 814 | 1:65,039 | 6,893 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Buhoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buhoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buhoma occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Buhoma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 424,566th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,941,774 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Buhoma reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 814 people, or 1 in 65,039. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kagera Region, where 52 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 40 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouhouma | 86 | 4 | / |
| Buhama | 83 | 156 | / |
| Buyoma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bauoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bujoma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buhomaidh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhoumat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhama | 77 | 573 | / |
| Buyomai | 77 | 13 | / |
| Buhamat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouyhoumad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouhamad | 71 | 65 | / |
| Bouahmad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouhamma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouathma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhamaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biouhama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhamaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhuhamay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bujhamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buhamahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buamah | 67 | 1,439 | / |
| Bouama | 67 | 495 | / |
| Bauama | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bouhammad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouhoumou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouomo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buhamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouahamad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Buhoma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis