Kiume Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1561:296,02518,882
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kiume Last Name Facts

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

Kiume occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,067,497th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiume are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 61 percent are found, Makueni County, where 33 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Kiume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kiume has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kiume surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihume9128/
Kuiume916/
Kioume911/
Kium891,419/
Kajiume8359/
Gkioume8331/
Khioume831/
Kiuma801,831/
Kyume80275/
Kiumi80154/
Khium8043/
Kioum8029/
Kijum8019/
Kihum801/
Kieum801/
Kuium801/
Kiumm801/
Kaiyum739,476/
Chiume732,214/
Kyumei73570/
Koiyum73176/
Kaijum7363/
Kehume7340/
Qiumei7324/
Kijumi7316/
Kayium7312/
Keiyum7311/
Kyumeh739/
Kihuma738/
Kijuma735/
Khioum734/
Kaiome734/
Kieumy733/
Kihome732/
Koiuma732/
Kioumi732/
Kuiyum732/
Kuiome732/
Kioumy731/
Kyoume731/
Kuyume731/
Khuium731/
Khoium731/
Kuiumi731/
Cihume731/
Kihumi731/
Kaaium731/
Kyum673,453/
Khaiyum6741/
Chihume6730/
Khoiyum6724/
Qium6714/
Khayium6711/
Chiumee678/
Kaiyumi676/
Kioumgi675/
Kayyume672/
Kuyumeu671/
Koihoum671/
Kieumai671/
Kjum671/
Chijume671/
Keyoume671/
Keyumeh671/
Kajjume671/
Kijjumi671/
Kuyumeh671/
Kqaiyum671/
Kuhiuma671/

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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
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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 Kiume
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