Shum meaning | Last name Shum origin

Following is the meaning of Shum surname. Family name Shum is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Shum
No. of characters: 4
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shum

Shum is used as a family name or surname in China languages. Shum has 4 characters long in length.

Shum is common in China country(ies).

Shum is ranked 3818 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shums grew by 9.728395 per cent to 2222 since 2000 and ranked 13627 after elevating 97 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
81.1 81.98
White 14.18 14.32
Others 2.61 2.52
Hispanic or Latino 1.76 1.04
Black 0.36 0

How popular is Shum?

Shum is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Hong Kong is ahead in terms of density. Around 142761 people have been found who wears Shum as their family name. Shum is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
9,759 Japan5
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
32,472 Azerbaijan3
25,074 Greece3
9,097 Wales3
30,723 Georgia3
5,442 Turkmenistan2
6,103 Cyprus2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
10,211 Bulgaria2
2,617 Cambodia2
12,172 Ghana2
11,736 Lithuania2
10,395 Latvia2
6,353 Panama2
20,186 Kenya2
54,135 Philippines2
5,318 Iraq2
2,935 Madagascar1
14,373 Jordan1
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Celebrities having Shum surname

Adaia Shumsky Author
Alden Shuman Musical Artist
Mort Shuman Singer
Aleksey Shumakov Olympic athlete
Beibut Shumenov Professional Boxer
Nehemiah Shumway Composer
Iman Shumpert Basketball player
Ashton Shumpert Football running back
Itzhak Shum Soccer player
Anderson E. Shumate Politician
  • Kitson Shum characterized pivotal role of Gwun in 2015 drama, family flick Dai leung to sa.
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