Bhum Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Bhum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1471:5,218,132128,839
Pakistan761:2,350,57721,125
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Bhum (808) may also be a first name.

Bhum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bhum (Bengali: ভুম, Hindi: भूम, Marathi: भुम, Oriya: ଭୁମ, Tibetan: བུམ་) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bhum is the 1,092,155th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bhum live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bhum is also the 287,646th most widely held forename globally It is held by 808 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 5,218,132. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 67 percent live, Gujarat, where 24 percent live and Jharkhand, where 4 percent live. Not including India Bhum is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhume89913/
Bhuim89469/
Bahum8983/
Bhoum8958/
Bhaum8947/
Bhumg8923/
Bhgum894/
Bum868,918/
Bhumme8011/
B'Houm8010/
Bhusim809/
Bhaumk804/
Bhumne802/
Bhoumk801/
Bhusme801/
Bhutim801/
Bhutem801/
Baum7568,728/
Boum754,597/
Bume75510/
Beum75476/
Bgum75466/
Bumm75430/
Buum75147/
Buim75139/
Bhom7599/
Bhun7559/
Bumt7536/
Båum7511/
Buhm754/
Bumn753/
Buym752/
Bumd752/
Vhum752/
Bumc752/
Bumh752/
Busm751/
Bumg751/
Bøum751/
Bühm751/
Bóhm751/
Bumq751/
B'Houme731/
Bhoumck731/
Bhaumck731/
Bhumgue731/
Bhuin679,086/
Bohun674,916/
Bahun673,702/
Baume672,146/
Bhune67994/
Bhund67487/
Butym67256/
Beume67238/
Bhung67220/
Boume67184/
Bumhe67181/
Bhunh67165/
Bhuyn67153/
Busim67150/
Butme67134/
Bhaun6767/
Bhoun6755/
Busem6740/
Bhoom6733/
Bhunt6727/
Butim6726/
Butem6725/
Bgaum6724/
Baumm6720/
Bhusn6710/
Buthm675/
Boohm675/
Baumg675/
Bhuun674/
Bucim674/
Bumme674/
Bouhm674/
Buime674/
Bucem673/
Bhuhn672/
Bhauchim672/
Beuhm672/
Baumn672/
Buttm672/
Buhym672/
Buume671/
Bumne671/
Bumth671/
Boumm671/
Bhomm671/
Baumd671/
Bumdh671/
Bouym671/
Boumn671/
Bhhun671/
Baumk671/
Bhunn671/
Boumh671/
Bummd671/
Bauhm670/
Buhme670/
Bousm670/
Buyme670/

Bhum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhum in the Bengali language
ভুমbhuma-
Bhum in the Hindi language
भूमbhuma79.41
भुमbhuma20.59
Bhum in the Marathi language
भुमbhuma66.67
भूमbhuma33.33
Bhum in the Oriya language
ଭୁମbhuma50
ଭୂମbhuma25
ଭୁମର୍bhumar25
Bhum in the Tibetan language
བུམ་bum33.33
འབུམ་bum33.33
བུམ།bum33.33

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Footnotes

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