Mume Surname

75,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mume Surname Definition:

Mume is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: dew.

Mume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,1511:18,9372,508
DR Congo8691:85,0179,735
Indonesia1301:1,017,30174,410
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
India161:47,941,586492,263
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Mume (50,316) may also be a first name.

Mume Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mume is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: dew.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mume (Marathi: मुमे, Russian: Муме) is most common in Ethiopia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mume click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mume? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mume is the 75,865th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,127,056 people. The last name Mume is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mume reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mume is also the 18,411th most prevalent first name globally, held by 50,316 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,151 people, or 1 in 18,937. Beside Ethiopia this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Mume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mume last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mume Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mume earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.17% less than the national average, earning $38,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mumme892,441/
Mhume891,227/
Maume891,181/
Moume891,020/
Mumed89611/
Mumey89201/
Muhme89167/
Mueme89151/
Mumie89140/
Mumeh8976/
Mumet8963/
Mumea8937/
Mumer8920/
Mumee8911/
Mumei8911/
Musme899/
Mumes898/
Mumez894/
Mumhe893/
Mumje893/
Mutme891/
Meume891/
Mumeu891/
Muime891/
Muume891/
Mumge890/
Mum862,770/
Mummey80693/
Moumie80680/
Mahume80248/
Moumed80175/
Maumet80126/
Mummer8070/
Mummed8058/
Meumeu8041/
Moumey8030/
Mumhed8030/
Moumer8012/
Moumeh8011/
Mummet8011/
Mumeet8010/
Mumeez8010/
Mumeer809/
Meumer809/
Maumee808/
Musmes807/
Maumeu807/
Mhumhe806/
Mumeed806/
Mummie806/
Maumed806/
Maumer805/
Maumea805/
Musmer804/
Moumge804/
Maumey804/
Mouhme802/
Mutmer802/
Moumei802/
Moumet802/
Mohume802/
Muimee802/
Mhumer801/
Mausme801/
Muimei801/
Muimez801/
Mummes801/
Mousme801/
Musmey800/
Muma7524,682/
Mime755,824/
Mumm754,738/
Mome753,399/
Moum751,318/
Mumi751,188/
Mhum75599/
Muhm75540/
Maum75328/
Muim75297/
Mumy75292/
Mumt75162/
Meum75154/
Mmum7522/
Muum755/
Hmum752/
Mumd752/
Mujm751/
Mgum751/
Musm751/
Mumh751/
Mumj751/
Muym751/
Mouhmed731,002/
Maumeha7322/
Musmeer7310/
Mummmed738/
Moummed734/
Mummhed732/
Mhummed732/
Moumets732/
Maummer731/
Muttmer731/
Mummeat731/
Mummett731/
Moumieh731/
Maumeth731/
Mouhmet731/
Mouhmie731/
Moummer731/
Mhaumed731/
Mouijme731/
Muhmedd731/
Muhhmed731/
Moumeed731/
Mu'hmed731/
Mhoumed731/
Mhumeed731/
Mausmer730/
Mummest730/
Muimi677,555/
Mumma673,352/
Moumi672,284/
Mauma671,686/
Mumit671,070/
Mumay67987/
Muima67905/
Maumy67681/
Mouma67565/
Momme67265/
Mahum67252/
Mhumi67250/
Mumaj67217/
Moumy67189/
Mummy67185/
Moeme67175/
Maumi67165/
Mimie67157/
Momei67149/
Mumiy67121/
Momey6799/
Momea6797/
Mgumi6790/
Mhuma6776/
Mumui6765/
Mimey6765/
Mimee6764/
Momie6756/
Mumai6752/
Mumij6747/
Mumuy6744/
Mimeh6743/
Mimme6741/
Moome6736/
Musmi6735/
Mummi6733/
Mumgi6722/
Mumio6720/
Mieme6717/
Muhmi6715/
Muyma6714/
Mumhi6711/
Mumiz6711/
Mausm6711/
Meumi6711/
Mumis6710/
Mhome679/
Mouhmmed679/
Mohum678/
Mumih678/
Muemi678/
Muhmm676/
Mumoi676/
Mumaa676/
Momee676/
Muhmmeed676/
Mummé675/
Mumuj675/
Mumid674/
Mimei674/
Moumé674/
Mumha673/
Mimea673/
Mmime672/
Hmime672/
Meumy672/
Moumd672/
Mautm671/
Maumm671/
Moujm671/
Muhmmead671/
Mujjm671/
Meuma671/
Mmuhmmed671/
Maumd671/
Moumm671/
Meumohie671/
Mgoum671/
Mumzz671/
Mutmi671/
Mummd671/
Mmgum671/
Muhmmedd671/
Mumdd671/
Mumip671/
Mumdt670/

Mume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mume in the Marathi language
मुमेmume-
Mume in the Russian language
Мумеmume-

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