Muhume Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muhume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania401:1,323,54046,782
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093

Muhume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhume occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muhume.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhume? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhume reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,323,540. In Tanzania Muhume is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent live, Iringa Region, where 23 percent live and Mara Region, where 23 percent live. Other than Tanzania Muhume is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Somalia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhumes921/
Mouhoume8625/
Muhaumed864/
Muhumeed862/
Muhumedd861/
Mouhumed861/
Muhome83528/
Muhumi8323/
Muyume8321/
Muuume831/
Mouhoumed803,642/
Mauhoumed801/
Muhuima7727/
Muhumha7710/
Muyumet778/
Mouhoumi711/
Mujumi67234/
Muhomi67201/
Mujuma67156/
Muyuma67141/
Mujome679/
Muyumi674/
Mouome674/
Muyome671/
Mouuma671/
Mouhoumai671/
Mujjuma6225/
Mujumhi629/
Meuhomy622/
Moehumi621/
Mauujma621/
Mujumha621/
Mujoome621/
Mujuuma621/
Muhjoma621/
Mouhoumouyd591/
Mujumoha571/
Meuhomyi571/
Muyoma501,628/
Mujoma50443/
Mouoma505/
Muyomi502/
Mouomi501/
Mujomi501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Muhume
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