Bume Surname
Approximately 510 people bear this surname
Bume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 165 | 1:125,873 | 14,288 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Bume (477) may also be a first name.
Bume Demographics
Average Bume Salary in
United States
$35,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bume (Oriya: ବୁେମ, Russian: Буме) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bume.
How Common Is The Last Name Bume? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 607,405th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Bume live; 54 percent live in Central Africa and 54 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 389,495th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 477 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 125,873. In Cameroon Bume is most common in: Southwest Region, where 94 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
Bume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bume last name declined 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bume Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Bume earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 64.18% less than the national average, earning R 85,128 per year and in United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bume in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁେମ | buema | - |
| Bume in the Russian language | ||
| Буме | bume | - |
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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 Bume
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