Bums Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Bums Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
Bums (23) may also be a first name.
Bums Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bums Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bums (Russian: Бумс) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bums.
How Common Is The Last Name Bums? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Bums is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Bums reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 67 percent are found and Gauteng, where 33 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baums | 89 | 216 | / |
| Bumse | 89 | 3 | / |
| Boums | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bumss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buhms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buims | 89 | 0 | / |
| Buyms | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bumsch | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bhumsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buitms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baumns | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boms | 75 | 1,297 | / |
| Buns | 75 | 361 | / |
| Wums | 75 | 14 | / |
| Boutems | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bunse | 67 | 2,640 | / |
| Booms | 67 | 2,116 | / |
| Bunæs | 67 | 180 | / |
| Bunns | 67 | 153 | / |
| Beuns | 67 | 113 | / |
| Bouns | 67 | 52 | / |
| Buins | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bauns | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bunsz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bumje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bhuns | 67 | 9 | / |
| Biems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bunsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bumch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Butns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhims | 67 | 1 | / |
| Busns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vaums | 67 | 0 | / |
Bums Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bums in the Russian language | ||
| Бумс | bums | - |
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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 Bums
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