Shiuma Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shiuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Maldives61:67,3622,983

Shiuma (49) may also be a first name.

Shiuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shiuma (Dhivehi: ު‫ޝިއުމާ) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shiuma is the 1,359,010th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shiuma reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shiuma is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 49 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 4 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya Shiuma occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Shiuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiuma92463/
Shihuma921/
Shiumay921/
Siuma9161/
Chiuma8348/
Siumai8315/
Shiume839/
Sehuma832/
Sihuma832/
Siumas831/
Siumat831/
Schiumo7795/
Sihumau7711/
Chihuma778/
Soiumah774/
Seijuma774/
Siutmat774/
Shihumi773/
Shehuma772/
Saijuma772/
Chiuyma771/
Shioume771/
Chiumai771/
Shihoma771/
Shihume771/
Saiyuma771/
Syuma73202/
Siume7310/
Xiuma732/
Siumi732/
Shejumma711/
Shehumma711/
Shehuima711/
Sehume672,308/
Chiume672,214/
Sciume67401/
Sihoma6754/
Sciumè6746/
Syumma6728/
Chiumo6718/
Siumei679/
Choiyumah679/
Zihuma677/
Sehumi676/
Sihume676/
Sioumi675/
Sioume674/
Sihumo674/
Suyuma674/
Seouma673/
Seeuma673/
Chiumi672/
Sciumé672/
Chyuma671/
Séhume671/
Sejuma671/
Shehumuha671/
Siumey671/
Siumão671/
Sehumo671/
Syumah671/
Chjuma671/
Sieumo671/
Seyuma671/
Suiumi671/
Siumie671/

Shiuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shiuma in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ޝިއުމާusiuma-

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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 Shiuma
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