Bukoma Surname

223,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bukoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,6561:23,5743,393
Tanzania1121:472,69332,330
Kenya511:905,48833,171
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bukoma (129) may also be a first name.

Bukoma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukoma is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukoma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bukoma is the 223,197th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,993,176 people. The surname Bukoma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukoma reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bukoma is also the 818,356th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 129 people.

The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,656 people, or 1 in 23,574. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bududa District, where 46 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 22 percent reside and Mbale District, where 14 percent reside. Beside Uganda Bukoma exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukoma928/
Bukooma921/
Bukkoma921/
Boukouma8611/
Bukama831,988/
Bokoma83688/
Bukema83350/
Bukome83208/
Bukuma8388/
Bukomo839/
Bukomi831/
Boukoumha802/
Budkhomma801/
Beukema772,169/
Buikema771,970/
Boukama771,069/
Boukema77189/
Baukema77110/
Bokomau7729/
Bokouma7713/
Bukkama773/
Bukamma772/
Bokomah771/
Buckema771/
Boukomo771/
Buekema771/
Bhokoma771/
Bukomyo771/
Bokkoma771/
Bokomea771/
Buckama770/
Boukoumass752/
Bouchkouma751/
Boukhama71648/
Boukamha71127/
Boukemha717/
Bukkamma716/
Boukoumi714/
Biekouma712/
Boukoume712/
Boukomou711/
Boukaïma711/
Boucouma711/
Bukhomet711/
Boukhema711/
Baukoume711/
Boukemah711/
Buckhama710/
Bokama671,450/
Bokuma671,255/
Bokomo67805/
Boukoumou67513/
Bukamo67243/
Bukumi67155/
Bukame67149/
Bukhammas67119/
Bokomi6772/
Bukami6745/
Bokome6731/
Bukume676/
Bucama674/
Butkhamma674/
Boukhemma671/
Budkhamma671/
Buthkamma671/
Bhukkamma671/
Boukhamma671/
Boukamaya671/
Boukamach671/
Boukameha671/
Boukommou671/
Baukcoume670/

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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 Bukoma
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