Bujum Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Bujum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Bujum (29) may also be a first name.
Bujum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bujum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bujum (Hindi: बुजुम) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bujum.
How Common Is The Last Name Bujum? popularity and diffusion
Bujum is the 2,530,696th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Bujum are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 29 people.
The last name Bujum is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Bujum is most common in: Taraba, where 97 percent reside and Adamawa, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boujum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bujume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bujjum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bjum | 89 | 11 | / |
| Boujume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Budjume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bujohum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhujjum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bejum | 80 | 226 | / |
| Buium | 80 | 224 | / |
| Bujun | 80 | 209 | / |
| Busum | 80 | 187 | / |
| Buzum | 80 | 43 | / |
| Buhum | 80 | 35 | / |
| Buyum | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bucum | 80 | 28 | / |
| Bijum | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bojum | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bujom | 80 | 8 | / |
| Beuum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boudjoum | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bhusum | 73 | 3,410 | / |
| Bhujun | 73 | 937 | / |
| Bousum | 73 | 251 | / |
| Bausum | 73 | 178 | / |
| Bejgum | 73 | 124 | / |
| Burzum | 73 | 33 | / |
| Bojeum | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bejium | 73 | 17 | / |
| Baijum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Busume | 73 | 10 | / |
| Budjun | 73 | 9 | / |
| Butjun | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bejume | 73 | 7 | / |
| Buhume | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bijjum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boojum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bejjum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boujun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Boucum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baujun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beejum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bejuim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buchum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajium | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajgum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bijium | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bugium | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buscum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bouhoum | 67 | 772 | / |
| Boucoum | 67 | 156 | / |
| Bium | 67 | 101 | / |
| Bouchum | 67 | 67 | / |
| Bujjune | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bauchum | 67 | 46 | / |
| Byum | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bäum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bouyoum | 67 | 14 | / |
| Boueume | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bjom | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bouzoum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boujoom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bajhoum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bujuing | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baucoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bujuune | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boujung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boukhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baucaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujhaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baijgum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beujuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bujunne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Busuume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouyeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butchum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uium | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuheum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauuime | 67 | 1 | / |
Bujum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bujum in the Hindi language | ||
| बुजुम | bujuma | - |
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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
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- 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 Bujum
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