Balume Surname

62,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,978 people bear this surname

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

Balume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,4911:9,8621,225
Philippines2531:400,15151,276
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Congo71:712,72815,723
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Balume (1,570) may also be a first name.

Balume Last Name Facts

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

Balume occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balume? popularity and diffusion

Balume is the 62,864th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 913,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Balume are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,408th most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,570 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 7,491 people, or 1 in 9,862. Not including The DR Congo Balume exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent are found and Somalia, where 2 percent are found.

Balume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Balume has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balume last name declined 11 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balume Last Name Statistics demography

Balume earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Balgume9212/
Baloume923/
Bailume921/
Balumey921/
Bhalume921/
Balueme921/
Balum91265/
Bhailume86639/
Bhaulume862/
Balome832,734/
Baloum831,246/
Baluma83631/
Balumi83533/
Ballum83173/
Bajlum83135/
Baulum8389/
Walume8384/
Balime8366/
Bailum8351/
Bhalum8339/
Bealum8332/
Bahlum8326/
Baslum8313/
Balgum837/
Baalum834/
Balaum834/
Baylum833/
Valume832/
Belume831/
Balium831/
Bolume831/
Bhailumme802/
Mpalume77441/
Bealoum77412/
Baloumi77224/
Balouma7767/
Balimei7734/
Baalgum7725/
Balimea7721/
Bailuma7718/
Ballumi7717/
Balauma7717/
Balloum7711/
Bolumer779/
Baillum778/
Bhelume776/
Balimey776/
Bolumez775/
Baluemi774/
Bailaum774/
Bhalime773/
Bhallum773/
Bahloum773/
Balomey772/
Baloumy772/
Ballome772/
Balhoum772/
Balomea771/
Balumma771/
Balgaum771/
Bhaluma771/
Bhailum771/
Valusme771/
Wailume771/
Boloume771/
Balluma771/
Ballime771/
Bahlome771/
Bailoum771/
Baalime771/
Bahlumi771/
Baalumi771/
Belumhe771/
Basloum771/
Baalhum770/
Bolum73361/
Valum73303/
Balom73262/
Baleumaa71205/
Baloumis7177/
Balloumi7137/
Bouloume7136/
Beyloume714/
Balumaya714/
Bhuilume712/
Balhoumi712/
Bayhlome711/
Bhalumai711/
Balleuma711/
Baluheem711/
Balumová711/
Balyauma711/
Belhoume711/
Ballhome710/
Baloma67803/
Waluma67373/
Bollum67286/
Balimi67256/
Valuma67191/
Volume67152/
Boluma67127/
Balomi67107/
Belime67103/
Bolome67103/
Ballom6788/
Vallum6764/
Bailom6759/
Bolgum6741/
Bolime6731/
Walumi6731/
Baylom6725/
Valaum6722/
Boloum6715/
Beilum6714/
Valhum6710/
Bouloumie6710/
Walome678/
Baloom677/
Bealom676/
Baalom675/
Belumi675/
Balomy674/
Valumi673/
Baulom672/
Bélime672/
Boolum672/
Valumm671/
Wolume671/
Valoum671/
Belumè671/
Bolium671/
Balomh671/
Bahaalumi671/
Bahloumis671/
Belumy670/
Bauhlomme670/

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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 Balume
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