Malume Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malume Surname Definition:

Malume is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: uncle.

Malume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4781:110,75710,676
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Zambia311:511,28822,588
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England211:2,653,24194,788
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallume92133/
Maloume92128/
Malumed929/
Maslume927/
Malumes923/
Malumei921/
Malumeh921/
Malumey921/
Malaume921/
Mahlume921/
Malum913,485/
Maaloume8649/
Malloume8617/
Maloumme868/
Maâloume861/
Malhoume861/
Maloum839,130/
Mallum835,709/
Maluma834,156/
Mahlum831,113/
Malumi83970/
Malime83334/
Majlum83195/
Malome83144/
Maluim83131/
Maslum83123/
Maalum83122/
Mailum83115/
Maylum8398/
Malaum8367/
Malium8324/
Matlum8324/
Molume838/
Malgum837/
Melume833/
Malumm833/
Mhalum832/
Malyum831/
Mealum831/
Malumd831/
Maluum831/
Maulum831/
Malhum831/
Maleum831/
Malumh831/
Maaloumed801/
Malloum7732,643/
Maaloum773,323/
Malouma77641/
Maloumi77508/
Malumay77427/
Maaslum77122/
Mhaluma77100/
Mallumi7752/
Malumma7747/
Mailime7739/
Matloum7722/
Maluimi7722/
Majluma7711/
Malauma7711/
Masloum778/
Mahloum778/
Mallium778/
Maslumi776/
Malomey776/
Mallome775/
Mealoum774/
Molgume774/
Mailoum774/
Maloumy774/
Mauluma774/
Malahum773/
M'Alime772/
Mahalum772/
Malaumi772/
Maliumi772/
Malluma772/
Malumis772/
Maleumi772/
Malhoum772/
Mailome772/
Maalime772/
Mahluhm771/
Majluim771/
M'Aloum771/
Ma'loum771/
Mallime771/
Mealime771/
Mehlume771/
Mhelume771/
Maàlome771/
Malgoum771/
Malumai771/
Malummi771/
Maalumi771/
Maislum771/
Mahulum771/
Mahlium771/
Malleum771/
Malimea771/
Malimey771/
Malimie771/
Malomme771/
Maïlime771/
Moloume771/
Malllum771/
Mallaum771/
Mailuma771/
Mmalime771/
Maulime771/
Malieme771/
Maluemi771/
Malomie770/
Mmallummed751/
Malom73339/
Molum7349/
Malloumi711,374/
Mallouma7150/
Maaloumi7122/
M'Ailime7120/
Mathloum7110/
Maihlome717/
Mahalaum717/
Malumaya716/
Maalouma714/
Maloumma714/
Maaloumy713/
Mahaloum713/
Malumysz713/
Maailime712/
Maloummi712/
Mailloum712/
Mailouma712/
Malummai711/
Masloumi711/
Maalimey711/
Mahielum711/
Mallloum711/
Maloumio711/
Motloume711/
Mouloume711/
Mohlaume711/
Mallumai711/
Mallumma711/
Mallomee710/
Mealhime710/
Malimi6720,517/
Maloma676,007/
Molome67828/
Mailom67537/
Moluma67431/
Maloom67304/
Molime67140/
Maalom67121/
Malomi6795/
Maulom6780/
Majlumova6754/
Molumi6735/
Mallom6732/
Mollum6723/
Moulum677/
Mallummai676/
Moloum676/
Moslum674/
Meilum671/
Malimy671/
Moylum671/
Maslúm671/
Mailoumai671/
Malloumai671/
Malloummi671/
Mhalom671/
Moleum671/
Molium671/
Meylum670/
Malomy670/

Malume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malume in the Marathi language
मालुमेmalume-

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