Bume Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1651:125,87314,288
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
India51:153,413,076951,030
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Bume (477) may also be a first name.

Bume Last Name Facts

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

Bume (Oriya: ବୁେମ, Russian: Буме) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 607,405th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. Bume occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Bume are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bume is also the 389,495th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 477 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 125,873. In Cameroon Bume is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 94 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bume last name contracted 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baume892,146/
Bumer891,232/
Bumie89988/
Bhume89913/
Beume89238/
Boume89184/
Bumhe89181/
Butme89134/
Bumes89114/
Bueme8965/
Bumee8942/
Bumei8933/
Bumeh8929/
Bumje8912/
Bumea8910/
Bumey896/
Bumet896/
Bumme894/
Buime894/
Bumej893/
Buume891/
Bgume891/
Bumge891/
Buhme890/
Buyme890/
Bum868,918/
Baumer808,097/
Beumer806,032/
Baumes80668/
Baumeh80417/
Baumet80396/
Bummer80350/
Baumey80216/
Baumea80206/
Buimer80179/
Boumer8097/
Boumie8091/
Boumed8090/
Bahume8077/
Buymer8064/
Baumee8056/
Beumee8045/
Busmey8040/
Baumez8036/
Bhumej8035/
Bumesh8032/
Buhmes8024/
Baumei8021/
Buemie8021/
Bumett8016/
Busmer8013/
Bhumme8011/
Bhumer8010/
Bumije8010/
Bhumee809/
Boumeh809/
Boumey808/
Baumie807/
Boumee807/
Bhumes806/
Butmee806/
Bhumey804/
Buimeh804/
Beumeu804/
Butmet804/
Bummie803/
Buemeu803/
Buimie803/
Bummee803/
Bummey802/
Bhumez802/
Boumme802/
Buhmei802/
Buumme801/
Bumeas801/
Buhmer801/
Bhusme801/
Beumed801/
Boumet801/
Buhmeh801/
Boumei801/
Boumeu801/
Beumet801/
Buemee801/
Boumes801/
Boumez801/
Boumea800/
Bumher800/
Busmes800/
Butmer800/
Bummet800/
Busmea800/
Baum7568,728/
Buma755,216/
Boum754,597/
Bumi752,810/
Bome752,702/
Beum75476/
Bgum75466/
Bumm75430/
Bhum75225/
Buum75147/
Buim75139/
Wume7578/
Bumt7536/
Vume7529/
Båum7511/
Buhm754/
Bumy753/
Buym752/
Bumd752/
Bumh752/
Busm751/
Bøum751/
Bhumesh73535/
Baummer73233/
Bouhmed73104/
Bhumije7396/
Baumetz7373/
Baumher7338/
Bausmer7331/
Boumher7314/
Boumiea738/
Bummesh737/
Bousmer736/
Buhmeah736/
Boumeiz734/
Bhumeiz733/
Boumeis733/
Buttmer733/
Baummet732/
Buitmea732/
Bhaumes731/
Bumeash731/
Boujmea731/
Bauhmer731/
Bhumeez731/
B'Houme731/
Boutmer731/
Boumieh731/
Beummer731/
Buimieh731/
Boutmez731/
Buttmeh731/
Boumejd731/
Bumehed731/
Boumeit731/
Boumhed731/
Boummez731/
Buhmmer730/
Boummet730/
Boummer730/
Bouma6711,534/
Bhuma673,285/
Buima672,366/
Bauma671,646/
Boumi671,421/
Buemi671,397/
Baumy671,148/
Bhumi67822/
Bhome67676/
Bomme67586/
Bhime67578/
Butmi67576/
Bumma67532/
Bumai67525/
Bieme67496/
Bhuim67469/
Mpume67421/
Baumi67401/
Bumij67367/
Boome67259/
Buimi67222/
Boumy67149/
Bumaa67118/
Bomei67117/
Bumay67112/
Woume67105/
Bomea6796/
Bahum6783/
Bomey6770/
Boeme6768/
Bumiz6768/
Busmi6767/
Bomie6767/
Bujma6762/
Bhoum6758/
Bumoy6758/
Boumehed6756/
Bhaum6747/
Vumie6741/
Bummi6733/
Wumei6733/
Bhumj6729/
Wumer6725/
Beumi6725/
Bgaum6724/
Baumm6720/
Boumeije6719/
Waume6718/
Bhumy6715/
Bimeh6715/
Bumis6713/
Wumeh6713/
Beuma6712/
Boumeiss6711/
Voume6711/
Bummy6710/
Bumhi678/
Bumid678/
Buumi677/
Baumé677/
Butmy677/
Buthm675/
Bhoumije675/
Bumoi675/
Bhgum674/
Bouhm674/
Bomee673/
Bumit673/
Uhome673/
Beuhm672/
Npume672/
Buyma672/
Vaume672/
Buttm672/
Buhym672/
Bumaj671/
Bumth671/
Boumhead671/
Boumj671/
Boumm671/
Bomhe671/
Baumeach671/
Baumeist671/
Beummett671/
Vhume671/
Baumd671/
Weume671/
Vuume671/
Vuime671/
Wumme671/
Bumdh671/
Bühme671/
Buchhmer671/
Bouym671/
Boumé671/
Boumh671/
Bummd671/
Wumie670/
Bauhm670/
Buhmy670/
Bousm670/
Baummett670/

Bume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bume in the Oriya language
ବୁେମbuema-
Bume in the Russian language
Бумеbume-

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