Bukumbi Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bukumbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bukumbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7501:70,5897,406
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Bukumbi (64) may also be a first name.

Bukumbi Last Name Facts

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

Bukumbi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bukumbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bukumbi is the 450,362nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,652,379 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bukumbi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bukumbi is also the 1,223,525th most common first name worldwide, held by 64 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 70,589. In Tanzania Bukumbi is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 34 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 32 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bukumba8620,515/
Bukombi861,225/
Bukumbe8627/
Vukumbi862/
Bokumbi861/
Bhukombi801/
Buukombi801/
Bukkombi801/
Boukoumba758/
Boukoumbe751/
Bhaukumbe751/
Bokombi712,483/
Bukombe712,455/
Bokumbe711,514/
Bukomba711,048/
Bokumba71381/
Bokoumba6769/
Bukhomba6733/
Bokumbea674/
Bokombai671/
Buccombi671/
Bukkomba671/
Boukombe671/
Bhikhumbhai671/
Bhikumbhe631/
Bokomba575,113/
Bokombe571,599/
Bucombe571/
Bhokombe5311/
Bokombay532/
Bokommbe531/

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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 Bukumbi
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