Wume Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Wume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wume (166) may also be a first name.
Wume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wume is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wume? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,136,387th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wume are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 710,504th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 166 people.
The surname Wume is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Wume is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 92 percent live, Nasarawa, where 5 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woume | 89 | 105 | / |
| Wumei | 89 | 33 | / |
| Wumer | 89 | 25 | / |
| Waume | 89 | 18 | / |
| Wumeh | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wumme | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weume | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wumie | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wum | 86 | 142 | / |
| Wummer | 80 | 95 | / |
| Whoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waumer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wime | 75 | 1,963 | / |
| Wome | 75 | 718 | / |
| Weum | 75 | 519 | / |
| Bume | 75 | 510 | / |
| Wuma | 75 | 398 | / |
| Wumi | 75 | 344 | / |
| Waum | 75 | 302 | / |
| Woum | 75 | 59 | / |
| Vume | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wuim | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wgum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wumy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wujm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woummer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woumeih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woummei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuimmer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wauhmer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baume | 67 | 2,146 | / |
| Wieme | 67 | 1,078 | / |
| Wahum | 67 | 357 | / |
| Beume | 67 | 238 | / |
| Boume | 67 | 184 | / |
| Bumhe | 67 | 181 | / |
| Wimme | 67 | 117 | / |
| Woumi | 67 | 113 | / |
| Womei | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wumai | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bumee | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vumie | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bumei | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wimei | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wauma | 67 | 30 | / |
| Woome | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wuima | 67 | 28 | / |
| Womea | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wuuma | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wouma | 67 | 17 | / |
| Waumi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Voume | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wimey | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bumea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wümer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woeme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Womme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bumey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Womie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wimie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wummy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bumme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buime | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wummi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whime | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uhome | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bumej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wumih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wumay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuimt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wumma | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wimea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buhme | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buyme | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wume
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis