Surname
Kume
Kume (久米) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean long time + rice, and Wikidata lists 35 notable people with this family name.
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What Kume means
久
long time
米
rice
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Kume mean long time + rice. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.