Bumwe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bumwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baumwe | 91 | 27 | / |
| Bumw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Busimwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bumbe | 80 | 248 | / |
| Bumue | 80 | 41 | / |
| Bomwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bumwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baumw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bhumbe | 73 | 699 | / |
| Bumbea | 73 | 619 | / |
| Baumue | 73 | 212 | / |
| Boumbe | 73 | 195 | / |
| Bumbee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bunwed | 73 | 6 | / |
| Baumbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buumbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bomwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buinwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bgunwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bunwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bumueh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bounwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beumbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bumbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bunwech | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhumbee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhumbhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhaumbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhummbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boummbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boumbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boumbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boumbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buhmuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bounwee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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