Clum Surname

270,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,442 people bear this surname

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

Clum Surname Definition:

Local. A place in Germany, the ancient residence of the Knight of Clum, the friend of John Huss.

Clum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3991:259,08424,484
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:93,5179,583

Clum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A place in Germany, the ancient residence of the Knight of Clum, the friend of John Huss.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Clum Last Name Facts

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

Clum occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Clum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,454th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,053,777 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Clum live; 80 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Clum is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,399 people, or 1 in 259,084. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Clum exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Clum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clum last name rose 261 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Clum surname are 23.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Clum earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.44% less than the national average, earning $38,535 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chlum89252/
Cloum8996/
Clume8945/
Clumm8915/
Clumg892/
Cluhm891/
Cllum890/
Clumn890/
Schlum8078/
Cellum8064/
Cillum803/
Chloum802/
Klum75633/
Slum7578/
Clun7513/
Clom756/
Jlum751/
Qlum751/
Schlumm73141/
Chellum7328/
Clausem7318/
Chillum735/
Chloume735/
Schlumd731/
Clausim730/
Schlumt730/
Clune673,885/
Clunn67381/
Klaum67175/
Klumm6744/
Khlum6736/
Clunc6735/
Clung6735/
Klumk6731/
Szlum6726/
Cluin6717/
Claun6710/
Claussem678/
Sloum676/
Slaum674/
Klume674/
Chelloum674/
Cloem672/
Kloum672/
Cleom672/
Klumn671/
Klyum671/
Clunt671/
Chellumm671/
Cliun671/
Cloom671/
Kleum671/
Klumh671/
Klumg671/
Claussim671/
Chilloum671/
Qulum671/
Cloun670/
Slumt670/
Kluhm670/
Slumm670/
Shlum670/

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