Bupe Surname
Approximately 28,670 people bear this surname
Bupe Surname Definition:
Bupe is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: gift.
Bupe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 19,045 | 1:3,879 | 437 |
| Zambia | 9,578 | 1:1,655 | 236 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Bupe (22,976) may also be a first name.
Bupe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bupe is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: gift.
Bupe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: gift.
Bupe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bupe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bupe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bupe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,178th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 254,187 people. Bupe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bupe live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 34,047th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 22,976 people.
This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 19,045 people, or 1 in 3,879. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Bupe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bupe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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