Busuma Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Busuma Surname Definition:

Busuma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: value.

Busuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Zambia1511:104,9668,288
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Busuma (144) may also be a first name.

Busuma Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Busuma is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: value.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Busuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Busuma (Hindi: बुसुमा) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,280th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Busuma live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Busuma is also the 769,375th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 144 people.

The surname Busuma is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Busuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Busuma in the Hindi language
बुसुमाbusuma-

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Footnotes

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