Bukema Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bukema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3301:160,42914,333
United States201:18,122,947588,089

Bukema Last Name Facts

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

Bukema is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bukema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bukema is the 801,116th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name Bukema occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bukema reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Bukema is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 160,429. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 55 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 25 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Bukema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bukema surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Bukema earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning $30,617 USD per year.

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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 Bukema
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