Mulume Surname

67,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mulume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,2381:10,2071,264
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zambia701:226,42714,143
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Mulume (4,827) may also be a first name.

Mulume Last Name Facts

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

Mulume is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulume? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,001st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 980,695 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulume reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,347th most common forename in the world It is held by 4,827 people.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 7,238 people, or 1 in 10,207. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulueme9249/
Mulhume921/
Mulumei921/
Mulumea921/
Mulum9143/
Mulumesh862/
Mulhuime861/
Mouloume861/
Mhulumie861/
Muluma83927/
Mulumi83134/
Mutlum8349/
Mullum8334/
Mulime8331/
Muslum8323/
Mulome8315/
Molume838/
Moulum837/
Maulum831/
Muluim831/
Muhlum831/
Mgulum831/
Mouloum7772/
Muslium7716/
Muluemi774/
Mauluma774/
Miloume771/
Milaume771/
Moloume771/
Mulouma771/
Mulhumi771/
Mullumi771/
Muslumi771/
Maulime771/
Mahulum771/
Meuloum771/
Mulumui771/
Mhuluma771/
Mulhime770/
Mulom73349/
Molum7349/
Moulouma7116/
Mulgummi717/
Moulieme715/
Mouloumi712/
Moulhoum711/
Moulloum711/
Moulgoum711/
Muhlimie711/
Molome67828/
Mulimi67773/
Muloma67658/
Moluma67431/
Mulomi67356/
Mühlum67128/
Maulom6780/
Molumi6735/
Mollum6723/
Moulom6715/
Mullom6714/
Moloum676/
Moleum671/
Moulloumi671/
Milime671/
Molium671/
Muloùm671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mulume
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