Palume Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Palume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe731:211,48324,106
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Palumé (1) are calculated separately.

Palume (51) may also be a first name.

Palume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palume is most common in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms: Palumé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,300,225th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Palume are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Palume is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 51 people.

Palume is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 211,483. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 34 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 32 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 23 percent live.

Palume Last Name Statistics demography

Palume earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 289.28% more than the national average, earning R 925,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palumé941/
Palumäe9249/
Paloume9213/
Phalume927/
Palusme924/
Palumes921/
Palum91158/
Palumets8685/
Paloumet8616/
Paulusme861/
Palloume861/
Palime83577/
Palome83483/
Paluma83329/
Polume8392/
Pallum8350/
Palium8348/
Phalum8320/
Palaum8310/
Paluim839/
Palyum836/
Palumi835/
Patlum831/
Paylum831/
Paloum831/
Palgum831/
Paleum831/
Paulhumes800/
Palouma773,783/
Phalime77156/
Palumaa77100/
Palummi7753/
Pallime7729/
Palauma7719/
Paulime7719/
Paloumy779/
Pauluma778/
Polusme775/
Paloumi774/
Phaluma774/
Pallium773/
Paulumd773/
Paloumé772/
Palomey772/
Pallome771/
Payluma771/
Polaume771/
Palomei771/
Polumeh771/
Palloum771/
Palom73239/
Polum73224/
Põllumäe7178/
Palumägi718/
Palumhøj716/
Pallouma714/
Palloumi714/
Paulaumi713/
Pallomme711/
Pôllumäe711/
Pelhumee711/
Paloumis711/
Paulhome711/
Polhumes710/
Paloma6714,923/
Pelumi67437/
Pollum67253/
Polome67229/
Palaumova67100/
Poolum6780/
Phalom6769/
Polime6747/
Pailom6741/
Palomi6733/
Palimi6730/
Poluma6727/
Pallom6723/
Palomé6716/
Põllumees678/
Põllumets678/
Paulom673/
Pealom673/
Pollumees673/
Polumi672/
Pelumy672/
Pholum671/
Poloum671/
Paylom671/

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