Sohume Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sohume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sohume (2) may also be a first name.
Sohume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sohume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sohume has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sohume? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sohume reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sohume is also the 9,404,674th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 2 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
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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 Sohume
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