Buima Surname
Approximately 2,366 people bear this surname
Buima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,292 | 1:32,234 | 4,013 |
| Liberia | 51 | 1:86,442 | 7,100 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Buima (79) may also be a first name.
Buima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buima is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Buima is the 180,184th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,080,112 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Buima are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Buima is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 79 people.
Buima is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,292 people, or 1 in 32,234. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Buima
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