Sevume Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sevume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sevume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3621:107,84310,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Sevumé (2) are calculated separately.

Sevume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sevume has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sevumé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevume? popularity and diffusion

Sevume is the 763,307th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sevume live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 107,843. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 30 percent live, Kampala District, where 23 percent live and Luweero District, where 9 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sevumé942/
Ssevume921,296/
Sevuume922/
Sevum911/
Ssevuume868/
Sssevume861/
Ssevumme861/
Sevime8316/
Sevuma835/
Sebumet7711/
Ssevuma777/
Sievome771/
Sevuuma771/
Sivum733/
Sebum731/
Ssebuume713/
Sevumova712/
Shewumei711/
Siebum67438/
Sebuma67174/
Sebome6798/
Seboum6717/
Seibum675/
Sowume672/
Sevimi671/
Sivumi671/
Sewome671/
Sewoum671/
Seabum671/

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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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  • 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 Sevume
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