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Where Does The Last Name Shum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shum (Bengali: সৌম, Georgian: შუმ, Hindi: शुम, Marathi: शुम, Oriya: ଶୁମ, Russian: Шум) is held by more people in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shum is the 13,918^th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 181,857 people. The last name Shum occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Shum live; 63 percent live in East Asia and 63 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Shum is also the 310,909^th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 706 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 24,555 people, or 1 in 299. Outside of Hong Kong this surname exists in 92 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Shum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shum surname increased 2,283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 610 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shum Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shum last name are 18.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning 306,553 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 190.44% more than the national average, earning R 690,204 per year; in United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.66% more than the national average, earning $59,948 CAD per year.