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

The surname Clum is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Clum.

How Common Is The Last Name Clum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 270,454th most frequently held family name on earth It is held 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.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,399 people, or 1 in 259,084. In The United States Clum is most frequent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

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 surname grew 261 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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 to vote for 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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