Busumba Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Busumba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Busumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6551:80,8278,296
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Busumba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Busumba is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Busumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 477,903rd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Busumba reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Busumba is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 80,827. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 37 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 30 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 24 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Busumba exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bushumba93113/
Busomba86124/
Buzumba8641/
Busumwa8610/
Busumbi865/
Bosumba864/
Busumbo861/
Wusumba861/
Bushimba8057/
Bausomba801/
Bushomba801/
Buchumba801/
Boussoumbai781/
Bosomba711,536/
Bosumbe71741/
Busombo7135/
Bozumba7127/
Buzumbi714/
Busombe714/
Busomwa714/
Bujumbo713/
Bosombai6755/
Bushombe6742/
Bosombay6721/
Boussoumbou677/
Bossomba677/
Vuchumba674/
Bujjumbo672/
Bozumbay671/
Bosoumbe671/
Bushimbo671/

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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 Busumba
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