Bwuma Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bwuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bwuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bwuma is found most in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bwuma.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Bwuma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwuma live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Aside from The DR Congo Bwuma exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwouma912/
Bwuuma911/
Bvuma803,953/
Bwoma80266/
Bwima8059/
Bvouma73199/
Bwooma7321/
Bvumai7317/
Bvumah731/
Bouhouma624/
Bwome60132/
Bvumo6067/
Bbume609/
Bwomi609/
Vvuma605/
Bwimo603/
Bbumi601/
Bouhoumat571/
Buhome5555/
Vvuuma556/
Bwoomi552/
Bwomoh551/
Bwomeh551/
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
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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 Bwuma
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