Shuma Surname
Approximately 14,533 people bear this surname
Shuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,151 | 1:18,937 | 2,508 |
| Tanzania | 4,137 | 1:12,797 | 1,664 |
| Bangladesh | 1,983 | 1:80,361 | 3,747 |
| Kenya | 1,320 | 1:34,985 | 3,793 |
| South Africa | 915 | 1:59,211 | 7,484 |
| United States | 234 | 1:1,548,970 | 104,799 |
| Zambia | 132 | 1:120,075 | 9,160 |
| Ukraine | 129 | 1:352,889 | 43,718 |
| Russia | 95 | 1:1,517,085 | 103,451 |
| Japan | 79 | 1:1,618,282 | 25,235 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Shuma (15,499) may also be a first name.
Shuma Demographics
Average Shuma Salary in
United States
$38,909 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shuma (Arabic: شوما, Hindi: शुमा, Marathi: शुमा, Oriya: ଶୁମା, Russian: Шума) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,297th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 501,448 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Shuma reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 45,358th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 15,499 people.
It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,151 people, or 1 in 18,937. Other than Ethiopia Shuma occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 14 percent reside.
Shuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shuma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shuma last name rose 3,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shuma last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shuma surname are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shuma earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.14% less than the national average, earning R 147,012 per year and in United States they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $38,909 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shuma in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୁମା | suma | - |
| Shuma in the Marathi language | ||
| शुमा | suma | - |
| Shuma in the Hindi language | ||
| शुमा | suma | 84.21 |
| शूमा | suma | 11.4 |
| सुषमा | susama | 2.63 |
| शुम्मा | sum'ma | 0.88 |
| शुष्मा | susma | 0.88 |
| Shuma in the Russian language | ||
| Шума | suma | - |
| Shuma in the Arabic language | ||
| شوما | shwma | - |
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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 Shuma
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