Chums Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Chums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Chums (8) may also be a first name.

Chums Last Name Facts

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

Chums (Russian: Чумс) occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chums? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chums is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Chums is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Chums are found; 57 percent are found in East Asia and 57 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most common first name globally, borne by 8 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,861,186. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Hsinchu County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan Chums occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Chums Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chums has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schums919/
Chumse912/
Chumst911/
Hums89366/
Cums8955/
Chutims831/
Shums80947/
Khums80237/
Choms8056/
Chims8019/
Houms8014/
Chuns807/
Haums802/
Coums801/
Chumz801/
Cumsh801/
Caums800/
Cumms800/
Chautems77339/
Khumse7317/
Humsse738/
Chauns736/
Khoums735/
Humsch734/
Chunse732/
Chimms732/
Schuns732/
Chumch732/
Schoms732/
Shumse731/
Shumsz731/
Khumsh731/
Shumms730/
Chuins730/
Chunns730/
Homs6711,114/
Sums67399/
Huns67137/
Coms6792/
Chounse6713/
Houmsse675/
Huggims674/
Khumshe674/
Shumshe671/
Zums671/
Jums671/
Humz671/
Schunns670/

Chums Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chums in the Russian language
Чумсcums-

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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 Chums
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