Kume Surname
Approximately 36,400 people bear this surname
Kume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 27,036 | 1:4,729 | 757 |
| Ethiopia | 4,185 | 1:23,309 | 2,960 |
| Nigeria | 1,778 | 1:99,630 | 6,785 |
| Albania | 827 | 1:3,524 | 644 |
| Papua New Guinea | 780 | 1:10,453 | 902 |
| South Africa | 373 | 1:145,249 | 16,581 |
| Cameroon | 290 | 1:71,617 | 8,980 |
| Indonesia | 188 | 1:703,453 | 54,601 |
| Brazil | 187 | 1:1,144,783 | 39,854 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| Greece | 128 | 1:86,561 | 14,651 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Zimbabwe | 60 | 1:257,304 | 27,433 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Peru | 18 | 1:1,765,785 | 23,952 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Kosovo | 12 | 1:155,156 | 6,641 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Küme (58) & Kumé (1) are calculated separately.
Kume (14,418) may also be a first name.
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Kume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kume (Hindi: कुमे, Marathi: कुमे, Oriya: କୁେମ, Russian: Куме) is found most in Japan. It can also occur in the variant forms: Küme or Kumé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kume? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kume is the 15,306th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 200,207 people. The surname Kume occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kume are found; 74 percent are found in East Asia and 74 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 47,662nd most common first name world-wide, held by 14,418 people.
The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 27,036 people, or 1 in 4,729. In Japan Kume is most common in: Aichi Prefecture, where 18 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Kume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kume surname expanded 3,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kume Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kume last name are 2.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Kume earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 114.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,634 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.72% less than the national average, earning R 138,492 per year and in United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,486 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kume in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେମ | kuema | - |
| Kume in the Marathi language | ||
| कुमे | kume | 93.4 |
| कूमे | kume | 5.66 |
| Kume in the Hindi language | ||
| कुमे | kume | 37.5 |
| कूमे | kume | 37.5 |
| कुमेश | kumesa | 25 |
| Kume in the Russian language | ||
| Куме | kume | - |
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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
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