Bumva Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bumva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bumva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bumva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bumva is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bumva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bumva live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 80 percent live and Iringa Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bumvay911/
Bhumva911/
Bumba8061,413/
Bunva8015/
Bumwa801/
Boumba737,065/
Buumba734,304/
Bumbea73619/
Baumba73586/
Bumbay73110/
Bumbas73105/
Buimba7391/
Bumbaa7378/
Bumbaş7330/
Bumbad7317/
Bumbai7315/
Bumbat7312/
Bhumba7312/
Baunva736/
Voumva735/
Bumbah733/
Bunvay733/
Bhumua733/
Bumbau732/
Bunvai732/
Bhunva731/
Bumbaz731/
Bunvat731/
Baumua731/
Bgumba731/
Buynva731/
Bumbaș731/
Boumvi731/
Busimba67276/
Bahumba67189/
Boumbai67176/
Baumbad67100/
Bumbach6751/
Bhumbai6741/
Butimba6739/
Boumbat6714/
Bhunvad6713/
Boumbas6711/
Boumbad679/
Boumbay677/
Butemba677/
Voumvas676/
Bumbhat676/
Bohumba674/
Bunimpa672/
Busemba671/
Bomvaha671/
Boumbaz671/
Baumbah671/
Buunvai671/
Bhumbad671/
Bhumbat671/
Boumbea671/
Boumbah671/
Butemwa671/
Bumbass670/
Bumwatt670/
Bumbash670/
Baumbas670/

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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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  • 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 Bumva
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