Collum Surname

82,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Collum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Collum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7821:75,7978,679
India2951:2,600,22281,894
Ireland2541:18,5391,975
England1961:284,27622,043
Canada971:379,85133,859
Australia891:303,32226,493
Scotland821:65,2905,179
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Wales181:87,1343,963
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6151:81,6568,568

Collum (102) may also be a first name.

Collum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Collum is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Collum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Collum is the 82,317th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,237,484 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Collum are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Collum is also the 935,178th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 102 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,782 people, or 1 in 75,797. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and Alabama, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 4 percent reside.

Collum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Collum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Collum surname increased 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 231 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Collum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Collum surname are 17.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Collum earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.15% less than the national average, earning R 192,120 per year; in United States they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $41,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $50,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collumn922/
Collaum921/
Colleum921/
Collium921/
Colloum920/
Colllum920/
Colum91218/
Choollum861/
Cullum839,514/
Callum832,087/
Collom832,078/
Colume83175/
Kollum8381/
Cholum8336/
Coolum8331/
Sollum8317/
Column8316/
Scolum8310/
Coulum839/
Collun837/
Zollum832/
Coloum831/
Jollum830/
Colhum830/
Tcoulloum801/
Coulloume801/
Khollum7729/
Couloum7713/
Coullom775/
Cullium774/
Challum774/
Chullum774/
Calloum773/
Callumn772/
Culloum771/
Culleum771/
Columne771/
Kolloum771/
Cohllom771/
Choloum771/
Scallum770/
Colloun770/
Collune770/
Ceullum770/
Collund770/
Collunn770/
Couleum770/
Tchoulloum755/
Coulloumme753/
Colom736,793/
Solum732,897/
Kolum731,429/
Culum731,131/
Colun73913/
Calum73492/
Çolum7317/
Jolum731/
Colóm731/
Couloume7194/
Tcholoum7112/
Challoum715/
D'Callum711/
Chouloum711/
Choylaum711/
Sallum672,051/
Collon671,429/
Cullom671,159/
Coulom67367/
Kollom67219/
Calume67118/
Caulum67111/
Tchouloum67105/
Kallum6799/
Soleum6764/
Zallum6756/
Kholum6734/
Caelum6726/
Callun6723/
Koloum6722/
Kullum6721/
Solium6719/
Koulum6715/
Calhum6714/
Koluim6714/
Callom6713/
Chalum6712/
Coluin6711/
Kolaum6711/
Chulum6711/
Jallum678/
Koolum678/
Soolum677/
Koilum676/
Colund675/
Kolume674/
Koylum674/
Colung673/
Solaum673/
Coloun672/
Colune672/
Calumn672/
Cotlun672/
Jolium672/
Caloum671/
Kollun671/
Colauhoum671/
Coluun671/
Jolume671/
K'Olum671/
Kolium671/
Koleum671/
Çullum671/
Zullum671/
Caalum671/
Calium671/
Cuillaume671/
Culhum670/
Colhun670/
Colgun670/
Colhom670/
Calaum670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Collum
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