Chulum Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chulum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chulum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Chulum (39) may also be a first name.

Chulum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chulum (Oriya: ଚୁଲୁମ, Russian: Чульум) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chulum? popularity and diffusion

Chulum is the 5,812,366th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Chulum reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 39 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Chulum is mostly found in: Yobe, where 83 percent are found and Plateau, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chullum924/
Chulume921/
Schulum920/
Culum911,131/
Hulum91184/
Tchuleum861/
Tchuloum861/
Chouloum861/
Cullum839,514/
Hullum83698/
Caulum83111/
Chilum8366/
Khulum8340/
Cholum8336/
Shulum8317/
Chulun8310/
Chulom8310/
Coulum839/
Haulum836/
Hulume833/
Tchouloum80105/
Chulumova8010/
Chuluun774,541/
Houloum77586/
Chullom7722/
Couloum7713/
Chulung7710/
Khulume777/
Chillum775/
Cullium774/
Chilium774/
Culloum771/
Houtlum771/
Culleum771/
Chuilun771/
Chulhun771/
Shullum771/
Shulume771/
Chuleun771/
Chullun771/
Chulune771/
Choulom771/
Choloum771/
Shutlum770/
Ceullum770/
Scholum770/
Couleum770/
Shuleum770/
Tchoulloum755/
Tchouloume751/
Ćulum731,467/
Zulum731,337/
Holum731,136/
Sulum73423/
Colum73218/
Hulom73181/
Julum73161/
Čulum73115/
Hulun7330/
Hólum734/
Culom732/
Çulum732/
Schollum71460/
Houloume7173/
Schulund716/
Cheuleun712/
Schulunk711/
Choollum711/
Chilloum711/
Collum675,889/
Cholom675,140/
Cullom671,159/
Coulom67367/
Hollum67148/
Cholun67100/
Jullum6793/
Sullum6785/
Hulhun6785/
Shulumova6766/
Sulume6759/
Hullom6741/
Chulunova6732/
Schoulund6728/
Hulung6726/
Schaulund6713/
Huleun679/
Dzulum679/
Julium678/
Shulun676/
Hullun675/
Chulon674/
Schaulunn673/
Hulyun672/
Tsulum672/
Khulun671/
Chauleung671/
Houlun671/
Coloum671/
Xullum671/
Zuluum671/
Sulaum671/
Heulun671/
Juloum671/
Çullum671/
Zullum671/
Saulum671/
Tcoulloum671/
Cholóm671/
Chouloune671/
Culhom671/
Hulune671/
Schulusen671/
Chuyloung671/
Culhum670/
Colhum670/
Caulom670/

Chulum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chulum in the Oriya language
ଚୁଲୁମculuma-
Chulum in the Russian language
Чульумculum-

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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 Chulum
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