Chisum Surname

170,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Chisum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chisum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4701:146,74515,146
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

Chisum (83) may also be a first name.

Chisum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chisum is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chisum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,487th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,882,732 people. The last name Chisum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Chisum live; 98 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,052,971st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 83 people.

The surname Chisum is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,470 people, or 1 in 146,745. In The United States Chisum is primarily found in: Texas, where 32 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States Chisum exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 2 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Chisum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chisum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chisum last name rose 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chisum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chisum surname are 14.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.63% registered to vote for the party.

Chisum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $39,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chissum9212/
Chisoum924/
Chishum923/
Chitsum922/
Chiseum921/
Chisuim921/
Chisume921/
Chiosum921/
Schisum920/
Hisum917/
Cisum912/
Chisaume864/
Chisumhe861/
Schissum861/
Chisom831,738/
Chesum83500/
Chizum83128/
Chisun838/
Heisum836/
Khisum835/
Scisum835/
Haisum835/
Hissum831/
Chusum831/
Hishum831/
Ceisum830/
Tchissoum801/
Chaisom771,979/
Chessum77591/
Hissoum77231/
Chishom7786/
Hitsume7786/
Scissum7773/
Chissom7754/
Chichum7722/
Chuisom7719/
Hishoum7715/
Khaisum7712/
Chaijum7712/
Khishum777/
Chaicum776/
Khiesum775/
Chitsun774/
Chisung774/
Choizum773/
Chaisun773/
Chishun772/
Chisomm772/
Choijum772/
Choisun772/
Cheesum771/
Chizume771/
Choisom771/
Scisumm771/
Shcisum771/
Chijume771/
Cissoum771/
Chesium771/
Chiesom771/
Chidsun771/
Chisunn770/
Chizzum770/
Schisom770/
Hisom73268/
Kisum73195/
Sisum73137/
Hesum7395/
Hijum7334/
Gisum7332/
Cisom7310/
Hisun736/
Jisum734/
Cesum731/
Hizum731/
Cizum730/
Chaichum711,415/
Chitchum71595/
Chaisung71286/
Chuichum71161/
Chitsung7118/
Chichume715/
Cheichum715/
Chaisoem714/
Chishomm712/
Choisung712/
Chaishom712/
Chischom711/
Chishuin711/
Chihsung711/
Shitsume711/
Chidsaun711/
Cheissom711/
Choichum711/
Cheeseum710/
Sichum671,723/
Hizume671,228/
Hissom67339/
Chison67276/
Chaichaum67267/
Saisum67217/
Hizoum67145/
Cissom67127/
Kaisum67119/
Shizum67112/
Khisom67106/
Chezum6786/
Heisun6765/
Sissum6757/
Chesun6750/
Jishum6742/
Chitchaum6734/
Haisun6728/
Shisun6723/
Seisum6719/
Haysum6717/
Gissum6717/
Koisum6717/
Kuisum6716/
Hisung6716/
Chicuń6714/
Kisaum6713/
Chizom679/
Chuzum677/
Haisom676/
Sisium675/
Hissun674/
Haijum673/
Hisaun673/
Kishum673/
Kisoum673/
Haizum673/
Sisoum672/
Huisun672/
Caisom672/
Kissum672/
Chaisoung672/
Chaichuum672/
Khesum671/
Chejum671/
Jaisum671/
Huizum671/
Hishun671/
Scisom671/
Sisaum671/
Sisumg671/
Suisum671/
Chesom671/
Xhijum671/
Hisunt671/
Qaisum671/
Soisum671/
Cesium671/
Chijun671/
Chicun671/
Chouysoum671/
Hishom671/
Scizum670/
Heisom670/
Secium670/
Hisusn670/

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Chisum Reference & Research

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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 Chisum
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