Bumwe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Bumwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bumwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bumwe Last Name Facts

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

Bumwe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bumwe? popularity and diffusion

Bumwe is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bumwe reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bushenyi District, where 33 percent live, Kibaale District, where 33 percent live and Mbarara District, where 33 percent live. Excluding Uganda Bumwe is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baumwe9127/
Bumw891/
Busimwe834/
Bumbe80248/
Bumue8041/
Bomwe803/
Bumwa801/
Baumw800/
Bhumbe73699/
Bumbea73619/
Baumue73212/
Boumbe73195/
Bumbee737/
Bunwed736/
Baumbe733/
Buumbe732/
Bomwie732/
Buinwe732/
Bgunwe731/
Bunwie731/
Bumueh731/
Bounwe731/
Beumbe731/
Bumbey730/
Bunwech675/
Bhumbee675/
Bhumbhe674/
Bhaumbe672/
Bhummbe672/
Boummbe671/
Boumbei671/
Boumbeh671/
Boumbea671/
Buhmuer670/
Bounwee670/

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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 Bumwe
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