Malume Surname
Approximately 781 people bear this surname
Malume Surname Definition:
Malume is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: uncle.
Malume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 478 | 1:110,757 | 10,676 |
| South Africa | 138 | 1:392,592 | 34,819 |
| Zimbabwe | 74 | 1:208,625 | 23,867 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Malume (134) may also be a first name.
Malume Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malume is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: uncle.
Malume Demographics
Average Malume Salary in
South Africa
R 125,712
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malume (Marathi: मालुमे) occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malume? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 438,773rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,331,045 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Malume are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malume is also the 800,975th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 134 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 110,757. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 49 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 27 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 19 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
Malume Last Name Statistics demography
Malume earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning R 125,712 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malume in the Marathi language | ||
| मालुमे | malume | - |
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Footnotes
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