Arum Surname

36,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7,0211:18,8362,281
Nigeria5,3911:32,8592,725
Kenya9891:46,6944,812
Uganda4141:94,2989,655
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Denmark271:209,06416,975
India221:34,866,608408,224
Norway161:321,39331,311
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Arum (29,871) may also be a first name.

Arum Last Name Facts

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

Arum (Hindi: अरूम, Marathi: अरुम, Oriya: ଅରୁମ, Russian: Арум) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arum is the 36,984th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 511,120 people. The surname Arum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Arum live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 27,987th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 29,871 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 7,021 people, or 1 in 18,836. In Indonesia Arum is primarily found in: East Java, where 33 percent are found, West Java, where 26 percent are found and Central Java, where 22 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Arum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arum surname increased 14,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Arum surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Arum surname are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.59% more than the national average, earning R 431,532 per year and in United States they earn 30.32% more than the national average, earning $56,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harum892,405/
Aarum89310/
Argum89261/
Arume89260/
Arzum89243/
Garum89166/
Aurum89111/
Aroum8985/
Arrum8972/
Ahrum8931/
Atrum8913/
Airum8913/
Arhum8910/
Asrum898/
Ajrum896/
Areum896/
Araum896/
Aerum893/
Arumh892/
Aruum892/
Aruim891/
Arroum80920/
Haurum80389/
Garoum80357/
Ahroum80206/
Harume80157/
Aasrum80140/
Autrum80101/
Haroum8075/
Haerum8066/
Arruum8057/
Gargum8047/
Harrum8045/
Hairum8029/
Aroume8024/
Hasrum8020/
Arutim8016/
Argoum8011/
Garaum809/
Araume807/
Arzoum807/
Arrumm806/
Airrum806/
Garrum805/
Hayrum803/
Ayroum803/
Ahurum802/
Garhum801/
Harhum801/
Airgum801/
Areumn801/
Haruum801/
Garuim801/
Aharum801/
Atroum801/
Aurume801/
Arzhum801/
Airoum801/
Earrum801/
Gayrum801/
Harzum801/
Hareum800/
Arun7526,593/
Erum752,954/
Arom752,635/
Orum751,860/
Örum7522/
Gargoum736,031/
Hatroum73950/
Hasroum73110/
Arroume7318/
Arumova7316/
Harroum7311/
Garroum7310/
Haroume737/
Garhoum733/
Aroucem732/
Ahyrume732/
Gahroum732/
Aarroum731/
Airoume731/
Arumowa731/
Harun67141,582/
Argun677,510/
Arung672,137/
Garun671,659/
Orume671,352/
Aroun671,311/
Arrom67970/
Arund67883/
Gorum67804/
Arune67393/
Herum67355/
Harom67349/
Ourum67327/
Asrun67241/
Ajrun67182/
Ayrumova67153/
Horum67140/
Aarun67109/
Arhun6787/
Ahrun6765/
Ayrom6762/
Ohrum6756/
Errum6747/
Aroem6738/
Oerum6731/
Aroom6727/
Aruun6726/
Arzun6726/
Aruin6725/
Areun6725/
Aromh6725/
Airun6723/
Arunn6723/
Arunq6722/
Aarom6717/
Arzom6716/
Arrun6713/
Aruñe6712/
Oyrum679/
Eirum678/
Airumova678/
Haruń676/
Aruhn676/
Aurom676/
Orgum676/
Airom675/
Araun674/
Earom673/
Oroum673/
Aurun672/
Osrum672/
Atrun672/
Oruum672/
Aurumova671/
Oorum671/
Earun671/
Eerum671/
Arusn671/
Eruim671/
Hairuumm671/
Orzum671/
Oreum671/
Orhum671/
Harroume671/
Harumová671/
Arhom671/
Arróm671/
Eurum671/
Arğun671/
Arunt670/
Orrum670/
Harrusim670/

Arum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arum in the Oriya language
ଅରୁମaruma-
Arum in the Marathi language
अरुमaruma63.89
अरूमaruma22.22
आरुमaruma13.89
Arum in the Hindi language
अरूमaruma27.27
आरूमaruma22.73
अरुमaruma18.18
आरुमaruma13.64
अरूणaruna9.09
अरूनaruna4.55
एरमerama4.55
Arum in the Russian language
Арумarum-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arum
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