Balum Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Balum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 68 | 1:1,144,433 | 49,465 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Balum (367) may also be a first name.
Balum Demographics
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Balum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balum (Hindi: बालुम, Marathi: बाळू, Oriya: ବାଲୁମ, Russian: Балум, Tibetan: བཱ་ལུམ།) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balum? popularity and diffusion
Balum is the 975,866th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Balum are found; 27 percent are found in West Asia and 26 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 453,982nd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 367 people.
It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,144,433. In Turkey Balum is primarily concentrated in: Ankara Province, where 28 percent reside, Kirikkale Province, where 18 percent reside and Adana Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.
Balum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balum last name grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Balum last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
Balum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.17% less than the national average, earning $35,310 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balum in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཱ་ལུམ། | balum | - |
| Balum in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲୁମ | baluma | 66.67 |
| ବାଳୁମ | baluma | 33.33 |
| Balum in the Hindi language | ||
| बालुम | baluma | 50 |
| बालूं | balum | 25 |
| बलुम | baluma | 25 |
| Balum in the Marathi language | ||
| बाळू | balu | 50 |
| बालुम | baluma | 50 |
| Balum in the Russian language | ||
| Балум | balum | - |
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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
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- 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 Balum
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