Chihume Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Chihume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chihume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chihume is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihume? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chihume is the 3,602,217th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihume reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent live, Midlands Province, where 31 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiume | 92 | 2,214 | / |
| Chihum | 92 | 2 | / |
| Cihume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chihome | 86 | 61 | / |
| Chiumee | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chihuma | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chiumie | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chiumes | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shihume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chijume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chihumi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chium | 83 | 83 | / |
| Tshihume | 80 | 232 | / |
| Sciume | 77 | 401 | / |
| Chihom | 77 | 80 | / |
| Chiuma | 77 | 48 | / |
| Kihume | 77 | 28 | / |
| Hihome | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shiume | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sihume | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hiumes | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hihumi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chiumi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chioum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hium | 73 | 25 | / |
| Chaihom | 71 | 416 | / |
| Chihoma | 71 | 332 | / |
| Shihome | 71 | 72 | / |
| Chaijum | 71 | 12 | / |
| Choiyum | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chheoum | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sihoume | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tshiume | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hsiumei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hehoume | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shihumi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tchioum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Choijum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chehuma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hiahoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhieum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hiummer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shihuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khioume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shioume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiumui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chioyum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiehom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chijome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuyume | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiuyma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoium | 67 | 502 | / |
| Kiume | 67 | 233 | / |
| Xihum | 67 | 75 | / |
| Khium | 67 | 43 | / |
| Tshihuma | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hijum | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hiuma | 67 | 17 | / |
| Schäumer | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shium | 67 | 11 | / |
| Høium | 67 | 10 | / |
| Siume | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sihum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jihum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Xiume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshihome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schiehom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tcihouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chehoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gihum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceium | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chihume
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