Shume Surname
Approximately 19,243 people bear this surname
Shume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 16,903 | 1:5,771 | 915 |
| Kenya | 1,206 | 1:38,292 | 4,081 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Shumé (1) are calculated separately.
Shume (26,444) may also be a first name.
Shume Demographics
Average Shume Salary in
United States
$32,644 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shume occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Shumé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shume? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shume is the 27,935th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 378,712 people. The last name Shume occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Shume live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 30,678th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 26,444 people.
It is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 16,903 people, or 1 in 5,771. Other than Ethiopia Shume occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live and Bangladesh, where 5 percent live.
Shume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shume has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shume Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shume last name is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.
The amount Shume earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 71.16% less than the national average, earning R 68,544 per year; in United States they earn 24.35% less than the national average, earning $32,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.92% less than the national average, earning $36,805 CAD per year.
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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 Shume
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