Sehume Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sehume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2971:23,5862,997
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

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

Sehume (297) may also be a first name.

Sehume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sehume is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Séhume. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 183,926th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sehume reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most common first name in the world, held by 297 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,297 people, or 1 in 23,586. In South Africa Sehume is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, North West, where 27 percent are found and Free State, where 18 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Sehume Last Name Statistics demography

Sehume earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.13% less than the national average, earning R 192,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séhume941/
Sehoume922/
Sehyume921/
Seyume834,507/
Shiume839/
Sehumi836/
Sihume836/
Saeume831/
Seyoume771,292/
Sohoume77157/
Sejusme779/
Sihoume775/
Shihume771/
Shehome771/
Sahumee771/
Seahome771/
Shioume771/
Sseyume771/
Sieumer770/
Seome73793/
Säume7323/
Syume7318/
Siume7310/
Geume731/
Sohoumey7119/
Schäumer7112/
Djehoume7112/
Shehuima711/
Sseyyume711/
Shahumee711/
Chiume672,214/
Sciume67401/
Shiuma67163/
Geumez6733/
Geumei6712/
Siumei679/
Syumer679/
Sohumi676/
Sioume674/
Sihome673/
Geumer673/
Seouma673/
Seeuma673/
Séaume672/
Saoume672/
Sihuma672/
Shehumuha671/
Sejuma671/
Seyome671/
Cihume671/
Djehoumme671/
Sihaummed671/
Syumes671/
Siumey671/
Seyuma671/
Siumie671/
Sehomy671/

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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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  • 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 Sehume
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