Elume Surname
Approximately 790 people bear this surname
Elume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 419 | 1:49,568 | 6,490 |
| Nigeria | 217 | 1:816,326 | 36,276 |
| Uganda | 141 | 1:276,874 | 19,841 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Elume (17) may also be a first name.
Elume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elume has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elume? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 434,913th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elume reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Elume is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name globally It is held by 17 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 49,568. In Cameroon it is most common in: Southwest Region, where 86 percent reside, Centre Region, where 10 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Uganda, where 18 percent reside.
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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 Elume
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