Ume Surname

48,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Ume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,0211:25,2302,197
Papua New Guinea1,9831:4,112225
Japan6431:198,8258,966
India3181:2,412,15577,882
Indonesia2261:585,17346,743
Uganda1361:287,05420,278
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Pakistan771:2,320,05020,958
England411:1,358,97760,528
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
American Samoa141:3,983910
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Umé (25) & Umè (1) are calculated separately.

Ume (31,505) may also be a first name.

Ume Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ume Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ume (Bengali: উমে, Hindi: उमे, Marathi: उमे, Oriya: ଉେମ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Umé or Umè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ume? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,187th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 680,189 people. Ume is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ume reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,864th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 31,505 people.

Ume is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,021 people, or 1 in 25,230. In Nigeria Ume is most numerous in: Abia, where 38 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Japan, where 6 percent reside.

Ume Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ume are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Ume earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umé8925/
Umè891/
Umer86210,731/
Umeh8686,183/
Hume8629,099/
Usme864,436/
Oume862,781/
Umei861,689/
Umme861,613/
Gume861,266/
Aume861,003/
Eume86980/
Umed86395/
Umet86395/
Umea86203/
Umez86134/
Umes86116/
Umee8698/
Utme8648/
Umhe8641/
Umey8637/
Ueme8629/
Umie8629/
Uhme8626/
Uime866/
Uume866/
Umep863/
Umje863/
Umej861/
Uyme861/
Umeu861/
Umge861/
Um8090,607/
Oumer7570,749/
Humes7510,324/
Ummer757,518/
Umesh755,681/
Humer755,544/
Aumer753,578/
Gaume752,356/
Humez752,217/
Umeed751,826/
Humed751,811/
Humme75892/
Goume75388/
Humet75342/
Ummed75222/
Gumme75201/
Umets75194/
Umeer75170/
Umees75132/
Ohume75126/
Umhey75108/
Eumes7572/
Houme7564/
Oumme7542/
Ahume7541/
Humeš7539/
Umech7533/
Haume7531/
Heume7529/
Oumey7528/
Gumei7524/
Ummey7523/
Humei7523/
Aumie7523/
Umher7520/
Ummeh7519/
Ummee7518/
Guume7518/
Eumeh7517/
Umedh7514/
Oumei7514/
Gumey7510/
Aumed7510/
Humeu7510/
Humie759/
Eumer758/
Usmer758/
Usmei757/
Aumee757/
Oumeh756/
Ummea755/
Uemee755/
Uumeh755/
Humee755/
Umhie755/
Usmes755/
Aumei755/
Ummie755/
Ummet754/
Oumet754/
Umieh754/
Uimer754/
Humea754/
Ume'e754/
Outme754/
Oumie753/
Umess753/
Umehr753/
Gumee753/
Aumet753/
Umeht753/
Uisme753/
Eumei753/
Aumes752/
Hueme752/
Oumed752/
Umerr752/
Gumea752/
Utmeh752/
Umead751/
Humey751/
Humje751/
Aumey751/
Umeet751/
Ummei751/
Ummes751/
Eumie751/
Huime751/
Auume751/
Umehh751/
Umeis751/
Umest751/
Hhume751/
Oumee751/
Oumhe751/
Ouyme751/
Usmed751/
Usmet751/
Umeih751/
Aumge751/
Umeij751/
Umejh751/
Umije751/
Usmea751/
Uusme751/
Utmee751/
Aumme751/
Gumge751/
Utmer750/
Ausme750/
Huhme750/
Uhmer750/
Uma6746,463/
Ime6721,756/
Hum6713,329/
Ome6712,165/
Gum6710,440/
Hummer677,968/
Oum677,197/
Houmed677,053/
Umi675,697/
Aum673,511/
Haumer671,647/
Houmey671,440/
Goumey67913/
Aumeer67901/
Eum67838/
Uum67632/
Uhm67535/
Ousmer67535/
Houmes67437/
Humetz67347/
Hummes67341/
Heumer67302/
Usm67298/
Ouhmed67241/
Umm67194/
Heumez67177/
Oumech67137/
Huemme67116/
Ausmer6796/
Umy6793/
Husmer6793/
Uim6785/
Haumea6749/
Haumey6749/
Humech6743/
Oummer6738/
Humeed6736/
Humeid6732/
Umd6729/
Humhej6727/
Umt6727/
Huimei6725/
Utm6725/
Umahei6724/
Humesh6722/
Hummed6721/
Uusmäe6721/
Haumet6719/
Eummer6718/
Heumeu6718/
Humeha6718/
Houmei6717/
Umh6717/
Humeer6716/
Houmea6713/
Aummee6713/
Houmer6711/
Ummeed6711/
Gummey679/
Umj679/
Oummee679/
Humeas678/
Uym677/
Uhieme677/
Huimer677/
Goumei677/
Hummet676/
Aumeed675/
Houmie675/
Gummee674/
Houmme674/
Oumesh673/
Ausmes672/
Oumess672/
Goumme672/
Aummer672/
Umeheh672/
Huhmer672/
Oummey672/
Huimee672/
Ujm672/
Oumeid671/
Ouymet671/
Haumed671/
Huimes671/
Humess671/
Humhey671/
Hummie671/
Umeach671/
Umeova671/
Ummesh671/
Ummett671/
Houmet671/
Houmhe671/
Huëmer671/
Husmed671/
Huemey671/
Huimed671/
Hummee671/
Heumie671/
Oumeer671/
Oumezz671/
Oummeh671/
Ousmez671/
Ummees671/
Gaumee671/
Goumee671/
Goumge671/
Guumeh671/
D'Hume671/
Aumees671/
Aumets671/
Ausmee671/
Umeshp671/
Gumeih671/
Uttmer670/
Eumett670/
Oumett670/
Gaumey670/

Ume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ume in the Bengali language
উমেume-
Ume in the Oriya language
ଉେମuema-
Ume in the Marathi language
उमेume96.91
ऊमेume1.03
Ume in the Hindi language
उमेume71.32
उमेशumesa25.74
ऊमेume2.21

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