Bukum Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bukum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Büküm (226) are calculated separately.

Bukum (72) may also be a first name.

Bukum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bukum is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Büküm. Click here for further potential spellings of Bukum.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,343,156th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Bukum is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Bukum live; 27 percent live in Southern Africa and 27 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most common first name throughout the world, held by 72 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Bukum is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Barring South Africa Bukum is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Butkum9113/
Baukum9110/
Bukume916/
Buckum915/
Budkum911/
Boukum911/
Buhkum911/
Bukuim911/
Bukkum911/
Büküm87226/
Boukoum83200/
Buthkum835/
Buhkumh834/
Baukoum831/
Bhaukum831/
Boukhum831/
Budkhum831/
Butkhum831/
Buckhum830/
Bokum80207/
Bukom8040/
Bucum8028/
Vukum801/
Bhudkhum772/
Boukoume772/
Boudkoum771/
Baukoume771/
Baukkoum771/
Bukumova771/
Baukcoum770/
Bokoum7311,365/
Baucum731,496/
Bockum7323/
Vukkum7322/
Bhokum7320/
Bhikum7314/
Bokhum7312/
Baukom7312/
Boukom739/
Buckom739/
Bokkum739/
Bhukom734/
Boucum733/
Buccum733/
Beukom731/
Bookum731/
Buscum730/
Boutkhoum71375/
Bouchkoum716/
Bouskoumd711/
Baukcoume710/
Boucoum67156/
Bockoum6779/
Bokhoum6724/
Baukhom675/
Baucume675/
Bhikhum674/
Baucoum674/
Bookhum671/
Biekhum671/
Bouckom671/
Bauccum671/
Baucaum671/
Buckhom671/
Booykum671/
Bockaum670/
Bauckom670/

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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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  • 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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