Lume Surname

150,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lume Surname Definition:

Lume is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a manly person.

Lume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0371:51,0535,668
Peru7611:41,7663,822
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Italy491:1,248,09675,884
France411:1,620,066149,911
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Finland81:687,08836,047
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
India51:153,413,076951,030
Albania51:582,81119,572
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Lumé (8) & Lumè (1) are calculated separately.

Lume (2,214) may also be a first name.

Lume Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lume is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a manly person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lume (Hindi: लूमे, Oriya: ଲୁେମ) is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lumé or Lumè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lume? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,792nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,493,173 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Lume are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 158,936th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 2,214 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,037 people, or 1 in 51,053. In Tanzania Lume is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 31 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 25 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 26 percent reside and Portugal, where 6 percent reside.

Lume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lume surname increased 833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lume Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lume last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lume earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.11% more than the national average, earning €38,472 per year; in Peru they earn 37.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,085 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.66% more than the national average, earning R 310,500 per year and in United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumé928/
Lumè921/
Lumme891,714/
Loume891,442/
Lumeh89838/
Lumer89492/
Lumei89479/
Lumet89362/
Lumes89135/
Lusme8981/
Laume8980/
Lumie8978/
Lumea8974/
Lumey8965/
Luime8948/
Luume8932/
Lumej8927/
Luhme8916/
Lumeu8911/
Lumed8911/
Lueme898/
Leume895/
Lhume892/
Lumje891/
Lumep891/
Lumeš891/
Lumhe891/
Lumez891/
Lum8644,872/
Laumer801,636/
Lummer801,345/
Luimes80769/
Laumet80318/
Luymes80216/
Lutmer80198/
Laumea80184/
Leumer8070/
Liaume8066/
Loumes8056/
Lumeij8055/
Lummes8032/
Lohume8029/
Liumei8024/
Loumer8021/
Leumes8018/
Luimee8016/
Lumije8012/
Lummie809/
Leumie808/
Loumei807/
Laumes806/
Lumhee806/
Lyumet806/
Lumeed803/
Hloume803/
Loumie803/
Lahume802/
Laumey802/
Loumet802/
Luimer802/
Luymed801/
Lumerr801/
Lummei801/
Loumed801/
Loumey801/
Liumes801/
Laumei801/
Laumeu801/
Lumetz801/
Llaume801/
Liumet801/
Lousme801/
Loumea801/
Loumeh801/
Loumme801/
Lyumed801/
Laumez801/
Leumeu801/
Lumett800/
Lummey800/
Lummet800/
Lumeas800/
Loum7535,282/
Luma7516,881/
Lome759,158/
Lumi756,444/
Lime753,306/
Lium75989/
Lumm75922/
Laum75760/
Luhm75494/
Lumy75254/
Hlum75165/
Leum75152/
Lyum7576/
Luym7524/
Luum7511/
Luim7510/
Lumd757/
Ålum755/
Lumh755/
Lgum752/
Lusm752/
Lutm751/
Lumt751/
Llum751/
Lhum751/
Lujm751/
Luttmer73831/
Laumets73333/
Luijmes73200/
Liaumet7332/
Lausmäe7331/
Luthmer7326/
Hloumey7326/
Lhaumet736/
Lumaije734/
Lumeggi733/
Lyumets731/
Lummess731/
Loumerr731/
Leumieh731/
Loummer731/
Laumeha731/
Loumi673,773/
Lomie672,188/
Lauma671,521/
Lumio671,402/
Luumi671,336/
Louma671,243/
Lumai671,092/
Lumma67825/
Lyuma67774/
Lumaj67686/
Lomme67585/
Limea67505/
Lumay67445/
Limei67344/
Liuma67297/
Lummi67281/
Lomei67236/
Lluma67210/
Llumi67202/
Lomea67185/
Lumis67180/
Loome67173/
Leumi67162/
Lihme67147/
Limme67132/
Luima67130/
Lahum67123/
Lomey67102/
Laumi6792/
Lumiy6783/
Leuma6782/
Limey6754/
Laumy6754/
Lusmi6750/
Lieme6746/
Lumit6743/
Loeme6739/
Hlome6732/
Lumoi6731/
Loumy6728/
Limeh6728/
Lumui6727/
Lomee6725/
L'Lum6725/
Limeu6721/
Llime6721/
Limie6718/
Luhmi6717/
Lummy6714/
Hluma6714/
Lumid6714/
Leumy6712/
Liumi6711/
Llaumett6711/
Limee677/
Lumih677/
Liumh676/
Lohum675/
D'Lum675/
Lumyo675/
Liuim674/
Laumė674/
Llautmea674/
Llumá674/
Loumé674/
Lumoa673/
Lhoum672/
Hlime672/
Lågum672/
Lumoy672/
Lyaum671/
Lujma671/
Lumhi671/
Lloum671/
Leuhm671/
Laumm671/
Hlumy671/
Llome671/
Lgoum671/
Luimi671/
Luyma671/
Loumt671/
Lumìa671/
Lumaa671/
Laumé671/
L'Gum671/
Liaum671/
Lhuma671/
Lumha671/
Lumht671/
Luhym671/
Lyuhm671/
Luumh671/
Luism670/

Lume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lume in the Hindi language
लूमेlume-
Lume in the Oriya language
ଲୁେମluema-

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