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Where Does The Last Name Hume Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hume (Hindi: हुमे, Marathi: हुमे, Oriya: ହୁେମ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Humé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hume? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 18,940^th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 250,440 people. The last name Hume is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Hume live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hume is also the 183,066^th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 1,751 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,549 people, or 1 in 37,958. In The United States Hume is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Hume Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hume surname increased 437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 485 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hume Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hume surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Hume earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.44% more than the national average, earning 420,267 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,520 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning R 285,084 per year; in United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,920 CAD per year.