Bukuma Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Bukuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Bukuma (24) may also be a first name.
Bukuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bukuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bukuma occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bukuma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bukuma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Bukuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bukuma reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 24 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boukouma | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bukoma | 83 | 1,825 | / |
| Bokuma | 83 | 1,255 | / |
| Bukumi | 83 | 155 | / |
| Bukima | 83 | 47 | / |
| Bukume | 83 | 6 | / |
| Boukoumha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bokumea | 77 | 82 | / |
| Boukumo | 77 | 36 | / |
| Bokouma | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bukumer | 77 | 12 | / |
| Boukoma | 77 | 8 | / |
| Buukume | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mpukuma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bukumoh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bukuumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukuimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukooma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokumai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukkoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukoumass | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bouchkouma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boukhima | 71 | 857 | / |
| Boukoumi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boukoume | 71 | 2 | / |
| Biekouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baukoume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boucouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bucumi | 67 | 29,699 | / |
| Bokumo | 67 | 2,655 | / |
| Bokoma | 67 | 688 | / |
| Boukoumou | 67 | 513 | / |
| Bukome | 67 | 208 | / |
| Bokumi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bukomo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bokume | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bukimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baukcoume | 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
- 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 Bukuma
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