Buma Surname

91,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Buma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,3981:14,8562,020
Netherlands7371:22,9133,674
DR Congo6911:106,91711,858
United States4171:869,20665,973
India3331:2,303,50075,517
Indonesia2781:475,71739,230
Malaysia2411:122,3838,029
Nigeria2401:738,09533,631
Tanzania2381:222,44418,495
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Papua New Guinea1451:56,2337,159
Solomon Islands591:9,8311,696
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England101:5,571,806158,774
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Büma (1) are calculated separately.

Buma (1,776) may also be a first name.

Buma Last Name Facts

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

Buma (Hindi: बुमा, Marathi: बुमा, Oriya: ବୁମା, Tibetan: བུ་མ་) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Büma. For other potential spellings of Buma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 91,748th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,397,152 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Buma reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Buma is also the 181,540th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 1,776 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,398 people, or 1 in 14,856. In Cameroon Buma is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 57 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 27 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 51 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Buma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buma last name rose 10,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buma surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Buma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 149.47% more than the national average, earning R 592,824 per year; in United States they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $49,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $52,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Büma921/
Bouma8911,534/
Bhuma893,285/
Buima892,366/
Bauma891,646/
Buuma89790/
Bumma89532/
Bumai89525/
Butma89440/
Busma89416/
Bumah89206/
Bumas89134/
Bumaa89118/
Bumay89112/
Buema89101/
Bumat8989/
Bujma8962/
Bumga8951/
Beuma8912/
Bumea8910/
Buhma896/
Bumad894/
Bguma894/
Buyma892/
Bumaz892/
Bumaj891/
Bumau891/
Boumah801,194/
Bumaya80784/
Boumad80696/
Bahuma80689/
Bumaat80280/
Baumea80206/
Butmat80206/
Baumas8072/
Bhumad8048/
Bousma8045/
Busmaz8031/
Bummat8030/
Boumas8029/
Bhumai8028/
Bhumaa8026/
Bumaha8023/
Boumai8022/
Bohuma8022/
Bummad8019/
Baumat8018/
Boumma8017/
Bhumma8014/
Bhumaj8011/
Busmaa8011/
Buisma8010/
Boumat809/
Boumha809/
Bumaia807/
Bumhai806/
Bhuuma805/
Bumadh805/
Boumaz805/
Baumah805/
Boumay805/
Butmas805/
Bhumay804/
Bhumat804/
Busmai804/
Buthma803/
Bhumga803/
Bouhma803/
Bujjma802/
Baumai802/
Boutma802/
Buimah802/
Buttma802/
Buemah802/
Bumgay801/
Buihma801/
Bujmma801/
Bumaih801/
Bumais801/
Bumaiy801/
Bumeas801/
Bhumaz801/
Bhuyma801/
Bhhuma801/
Beumat801/
Bhauma801/
Boumaa801/
Bumaaa801/
Baumay801/
Bujmaa801/
Bumaah801/
Bummah801/
Buimaa801/
Bhuima801/
Bauméa801/
Busmha801/
Butmai801/
Buhmad801/
Buhyma801/
Buemay801/
Bumast801/
Boumea800/
Bumass800/
Bumeau800/
Busmea800/
Boma7516,311/
Vuma7515,467/
Bumi752,810/
Bume75510/
Wuma75398/
Bumo75164/
Bumy753/
Bousmat733,810/
Boumaiz731,484/
Bouhmad73628/
Boumaaz73616/
Boumait73586/
Boumaad73422/
Bousmah73391/
Boujmad73273/
Boujmai73240/
Bouymaj73206/
Buhmaid73176/
Boumais73136/
Bhuimat7396/
Baumast7338/
Bhumaya7325/
Baumach7318/
Bahauma7317/
Baumaux7314/
Baumatz7313/
Boumaya7312/
Bhumaij7311/
Bhuimay7310/
Bousmai7310/
Boumiea738/
Boumahd738/
Bhumaiy737/
Buhmeah736/
Baumats734/
Boumayz734/
Boutmat734/
Baumaia734/
Bhujmma733/
Bhuimas733/
Bhutmas733/
Bumahai732/
Buitmea732/
Boumaha732/
Boumaia732/
Boumaid732/
Bhuimaj731/
Bumaaih731/
Bumeash731/
Boujmea731/
Baumadd731/
Bhuimad731/
Bhumaay731/
Bhumaih731/
Bhummay731/
Bhusmat731/
Bhoumaj731/
Bhaumas731/
Buehmah731/
Bousmha731/
Boutmaa731/
Boumaud731/
Boujhma731/
Boujmaî731/
Bhumgai731/
Baumais731/
Baumajs731/
Busmaha731/
Boumhad731/
Boumaas731/
Butmaat731/
Butmast731/
Baumass730/
Bumhaus730/
Bomma679,081/
Bhima679,047/
Bousmaha678,374/
Bomai673,391/
Baume672,146/
Boumi671,421/
Mpuma671,400/
Bumer671,232/
Baumy671,148/
Vouma671,137/
Bumie67988/
Bhume67913/
Biema67912/
Bhumi67822/
Butmi67576/
Booma67547/
Baumi67401/
Bumij67367/
Bhoma67307/
Beume67238/
Boumo67235/
Bomoa67224/
Bomay67222/
Buimi67222/
Boumaaiz67206/
Boume67184/
Bumhe67181/
Boumy67149/
Boumhaid67136/
Butme67134/
Bumes67114/
Buemo67101/
Bomea6796/
Vhuma6791/
Butmo6781/
Beumo6780/
Bumoh6772/
Vumma6771/
Bimah6771/
Bumiz6768/
Busmi6767/
Wumai6760/
Bumoy6758/
Bousmait6753/
Bumee6742/
Boema6735/
Bummi6733/
Bumei6733/
Vumai6732/
Wauma6730/
Bhumj6729/
Bumeh6729/
Wuima6728/
Npuma6726/
Beumi6725/
Bomaa6720/
Wuuma6718/
Baumhaus6718/
Wouma6717/
Bhumy6715/
Wumah6715/
Buimo6715/
Baumo6714/
Wutma6714/
Bumis6713/
Vauma6713/
Bumje6712/
Vuima6711/
Bummy6710/
Vumah679/
Vuyma678/
Bumhi678/
Bumid678/
Buumi677/
Vuuma677/
Baumé677/
Butmy677/
Bumey676/
Bumet676/
Bousmaat675/
Bumoi675/
Buggimma674/
Bumme674/
Buime674/
Boumhach674/
Bouhmaid674/
Butmahai674/
Boumaach674/
Bumej673/
Bumop673/
Wumga673/
Vumas673/
Bumit673/
Vumay672/
Bhumo672/
Bumgo672/
Busmo672/
Veuma672/
Bomau672/
Bhutmast672/
Buume671/
Bumou671/
Boumhead671/
Boumj671/
Hvuma671/
Baumeach671/
Bgume671/
Wumat671/
Wumay671/
Bumod671/
Bumós671/
Boumé671/
Bumge671/
Vutma671/
Wwuma671/
Baumhatz671/
Bomha671/
Wumma670/
Buhmy670/
Buhme670/
Buyme670/

Buma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buma in the Tibetan language
བུ་མ་buma-
Buma in the Marathi language
बुमाbuma97.92
बूमाbuma2.08
Buma in the Oriya language
ବୁମାbuma66.67
ବିଉମାbi'uma33.33
Buma in the Hindi language
बुमाbuma40
बूमाbuma40
बीउमाbi'uma20

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