Bukombe Surname
Approximately 2,455 people bear this surname
Bukombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,316 | 1:22,859 | 2,822 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bukombe (288) may also be a first name.
Bukombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bukombe is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukombe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 174,692nd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,968,450 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukombe are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 520,883rd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 288 people.
The last name Bukombe is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,316 people, or 1 in 22,859. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 30 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 19 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boukombe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bukomber | 93 | 1 | / |
| Boukoumbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Boukomnbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bokombe | 86 | 1,599 | / |
| Bukombi | 86 | 1,225 | / |
| Bukomba | 86 | 1,048 | / |
| Bukumbe | 86 | 27 | / |
| Bukambe | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bukembe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bucombe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buscombe | 80 | 385 | / |
| Bukhomba | 80 | 33 | / |
| Bhokombe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bhukombi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buukombi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukkombi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukkomba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukhembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokommbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boukoumba | 75 | 8 | / |
| Buscomber | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhaukumbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bukumba | 71 | 20,515 | / |
| Bokomba | 71 | 5,113 | / |
| Bokombi | 71 | 2,483 | / |
| Bokumbe | 71 | 1,514 | / |
| Bukumbi | 71 | 755 | / |
| Bukamba | 71 | 169 | / |
| Bukambi | 71 | 53 | / |
| Bokambe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boukamba | 67 | 257 | / |
| Bokoumba | 67 | 69 | / |
| Bokumbea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bokombay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buccombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokombai | 67 | 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 Bukombe
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