Chalum Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Chalum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chalum (47) may also be a first name.
Chalum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chalum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chalum occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chalum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Chalum are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name internationally, held by 47 people.
The last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 88 percent reside and Pahang, where 13 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Chalum
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