Bukamu Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Bukamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bukamu (39) may also be a first name.
Bukamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukamu occurs most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bukamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukamu live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bukamu is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda Bukamu is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 68 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 11 percent reside and Sironko District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda Bukamu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokamu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Bucamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bukemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boukamous | 80 | 11 | / |
| Boukhamou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokhamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bucaimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukammous | 75 | 10 | / |
| Boucamus | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bokkhamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhikhamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukomou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bogkamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukoumou | 67 | 513 | / |
| Bokomu | 67 | 165 | / |
| Boukommou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukoumgou | 63 | 15 | / |
| Bouckoumou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Vhukomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bokoumou | 57 | 17 | / |
| Boucoumgou | 50 | 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 Bukamu
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