Bvuma Surname

116,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bvuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bvuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,1361:17,2762,169
Zimbabwe7951:19,4192,882
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Bvuma (121) may also be a first name.

Bvuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bvuma occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bvuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,594th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,843,548 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bvuma reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bvuma is also the 848,089th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 121 people.

The surname Bvuma is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,136 people, or 1 in 17,276. In South Africa Bvuma is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Barring South Africa Bvuma exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Bvuma Last Name Statistics demography

Bvuma earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.23% less than the national average, earning R 177,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bvouma91199/
Bvumai9117/
Bvumah911/
Bvumo8067/
Bwuma8042/
Vvuma805/
Vvuuma736/
Bwouma732/
Bwuuma731/
Bouhouma624/
Bwoma60266/
Bwima6059/
Bbume609/
Vvume607/
Bbumi601/
Bouhoumat571/
Buhome5555/
Bwooma5521/
Bbooma551/
Bbhumij5015/
Bhbumij501/

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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 Bvuma
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