Arnum Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Arnum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arnum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Arnum (108) may also be a first name.

Arnum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arnum (Marathi: तरनुम) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Arnum reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently used forename in the world, held by 108 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Arnum is primarily found in: Connecticut, where 38 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside and New York, where 17 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 22 percent reside.

Arnum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arnum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arnum surname expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arnum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arnum surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

Arnum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.31% less than the national average, earning $36,976 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harnum911,374/
Garnum9124/
Asrnum911/
Aernum911/
Aarnum911/
Arnhum910/
Garnhum83185/
Ornum80226/
Arnun8021/
Arnom802/
Hornum73280/
Arnung7327/
Harnom7316/
Arnoun7311/
Garnun732/
Arnund732/
Gornum731/
Arnoom731/
Ornnum731/
Airnun731/
Arnaune67110/
Harnung6736/
Arhnung6715/
Arnoune675/
Hornumg674/
Harnoun672/
Harnhom671/
Arnount671/
Arnound671/
Arnaunt671/
Harnoom671/
Harnune670/

Arnum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arnum in the Marathi language
तरनुमtaranuma-

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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 Arnum
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