Gulume Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gulume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1211:322,63921,815
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gulume (34) may also be a first name.

Gulume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gulume occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,551,568th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Gulume occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gulume live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gulume is also the 1,775,424th most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 34 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 322,639. In Uganda Gulume is most common in: Bugiri District, where 22 percent are found, Kampala District, where 21 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 14 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngulume92219/
Guloume921/
Gulum91352/
Ulume91108/
Gullaume8628/
Guluma837,817/
Ghulum83579/
Ngulum83463/
Gulime8359/
Gulumi8337/
Gullum8330/
Guloum833/
Hulume833/
Gulgum832/
Ullume832/
Gulumá832/
Golume831/
Guslum831/
Gaulum831/
Gouloumes80156/
Ngouloume8026/
Gouloumet8025/
Gulliaume802/
Gaullaume801/
Goulome77227/
Ghuloum7785/
Gouloum7761/
Ngulumi7730/
Ouloume7726/
Gullium7711/
Gauluma778/
Gulumit774/
Gulumay774/
Gguluma772/
Gulloum772/
Gullaum772/
Ngoulum771/
Gullumi771/
Gilaume771/
Gulouma771/
Gulumai771/
Ghoulum771/
Gullome770/
Ulummer770/
Uluma73795/
Ulumi73262/
Olume73227/
Gulom7374/
Golum7360/
Ulome738/
Ngouloum711,154/
Houloume7173/
Aulaumea7159/
Guggilum719/
Gulumova717/
Gouloumi715/
Goulouma713/
Ghouloum711/
Aulaumes711/
Gullouma711/
Golome671,806/
Oloume67803/
Gulimi67676/
Huluma6771/
Gollum6769/
Goloum6748/
Olumee6744/
Gilime6733/
Houloumie6733/
Gulyumova6732/
Ulumma6731/
Goluma6731/
Gouloumis6730/
Uloeme6720/
Aulome6717/
Ulauma6712/
Gulimy678/
Gullom676/
Ulumha675/
Goulom674/
Guloma674/
Holume673/
Ulyumy673/
Gouloumès673/
Gulomi673/
Ghulom673/
Golumi673/
N'Gouloum671/
Ehouloume671/
Golaum671/
Goluim671/
Ulumgi671/
Úllume671/
Ulomei671/
Aulumi671/
Uluima671/
Ngouloumi671/

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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 Gulume
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