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
The surname Shuma (Arabic: شوما, Hindi: शुमा, Marathi: शुमा, Oriya: ଶୁମା, Russian: Шума) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shuma? popularity and diffusion
Shuma is the 36,297th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 501,448 people. Shuma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Shuma live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 45,358th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 15,499 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 5,151 people, or 1 in 18,937. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 14 percent are found.
Shuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shuma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shuma last name grew 3,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shuma surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Shuma are 18.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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