Bukum Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Bukum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Büküm (226) are calculated separately.
Bukum (72) may also be a first name.
Bukum Demographics
Average Bukum Salary in
South Africa
R 259,380
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bukum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bukum has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Büküm. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bukum is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Bukum reside; 27 percent reside in Southern Africa and 27 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bukum is also the 1,143,416th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 72 people.
Bukum is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Bukum is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Bukum Last Name Statistics demography
Bukum earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning R 259,380 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butkum | 91 | 13 | / |
| Baukum | 91 | 10 | / |
| Bukume | 91 | 6 | / |
| Buckum | 91 | 5 | / |
| Budkum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Boukum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Buhkum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bukuim | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bukkum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Büküm | 87 | 226 | / |
| Boukoum | 83 | 200 | / |
| Buthkum | 83 | 5 | / |
| Buhkumh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Baukoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhaukum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boukhum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Budkhum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Butkhum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buckhum | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bokum | 80 | 207 | / |
| Bukom | 80 | 40 | / |
| Bucum | 80 | 28 | / |
| Vukum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhudkhum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boukoume | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boudkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baukoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baukkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukumova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baukcoum | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bokoum | 73 | 11,365 | / |
| Baucum | 73 | 1,496 | / |
| Bockum | 73 | 23 | / |
| Vukkum | 73 | 22 | / |
| Bhokum | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bhikum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bokhum | 73 | 12 | / |
| Baukom | 73 | 12 | / |
| Boukom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Buckom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bokkum | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bhukom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boucum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buccum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beukom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bookum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buscum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boutkhoum | 71 | 375 | / |
| Bouchkoum | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bouskoumd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baukcoume | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boucoum | 67 | 156 | / |
| Bockoum | 67 | 79 | / |
| Bokhoum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Baukhom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baucume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhikhum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baucoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bookhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biekhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouckom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauccum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baucaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buckhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booykum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bockaum | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bauckom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bukum
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