Palume Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Palume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 1:211,483 | 24,106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Palumé (1) are calculated separately.
Palume (51) may also be a first name.
Palume Demographics
Average Palume Salary in
South Africa
R 925,080
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Palume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Palume is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Palumé. For other possible spellings of Palume click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Palume? popularity and diffusion
The surname Palume is the 1,300,225th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is predominantly 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. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.
Palume is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 211,483. In Zimbabwe Palume is most common in: Harare Province, where 34 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 32 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 23 percent reside.
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.
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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 Palume
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