Fume Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Fumé (5) & Fumê (2) are calculated separately.

Fume (90) may also be a first name.

Fume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fume (Hindi: फूमे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fumé or Fumê. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 953,750th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Fume reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 90 people.

Fume is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa Fume is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 63 percent live, Free State, where 30 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Fume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Fume earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning R 228,312 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fumé925/
Fumê922/
Fumey894,845/
Fuime891,788/
Fumes89451/
Fumei89196/
Fumea89192/
Fumhe89149/
Faume8957/
Fumie8951/
Fumet8928/
Fumez8927/
Fumer8924/
Foume8916/
Feume8911/
Pfume898/
Fumee892/
Fumeh891/
Fumme891/
Fum86708/
Fummey801,721/
Foumey8050/
Foumie809/
Pfumhe807/
Fusmer805/
Fummer805/
Faumer805/
Fumihe802/
Feumer801/
Foumer801/
Foumet801/
Fumess801/
Fummei801/
Fumeah801/
Fhoume801/
Pfumer801/
Faumet801/
Feumeu801/
Foum754,740/
Fuma752,625/
Fumi751,372/
Fome75145/
Fuim75114/
Fime7567/
Fumy7542/
Faum7541/
Feum7530/
Vume7529/
Fumm757/
Fumd754/
Fuum752/
Fumt752/
Pfum751/
Fuym751/
Fusm751/
Futm751/
Hfum751/
Pfaumer731/
Faumeer731/
Foumeed731/
Pfoumie731/
Fousmer730/
Fouma67809/
Phume67751/
Fumai67734/
Fumis67716/
Fimie67279/
Feumi67218/
Pfuma67202/
Fauma67199/
Fummi67159/
Fumaa6795/
Foumi6769/
Fumio6756/
Vumie6741/
Faumi6727/
Fimme6723/
Pfoum6718/
Fomey6715/
Feumy6715/
Faumy6715/
Fumyo6714/
Fomea6713/
Fimea6711/
Fomie6711/
Fumhi6710/
Fimeh6710/
Fahum678/
Fumiz678/
Foumy677/
Fuimi675/
Fieme674/
Fummy674/
Fumay674/
Fumma673/
Feuma673/
Fimei673/
Fimey672/
Fumiš672/
Foeme672/
Vaume672/
Pfaum671/
Pfumm671/
Fuhmi671/
Fumoy671/
Vhume671/
Fimee671/
Pfumi671/
Pfhaumer671/
Vuume671/
Vuime671/
Futmi671/
Fumha671/
Fomee671/
Fhoum671/
Fumit671/
Fomme671/
Fhumi671/
Pfeummer670/
Fhome670/

Fume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fume in the Hindi language
फूमेphume-

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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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  • 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 Fume
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