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 surname Collum occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,317th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,237,484 people. The surname Collum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Collum live; 83 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. Collum is also the 935,178th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 102 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,782 people, or 1 in 75,797. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 13 percent are found and Alabama, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found and Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

Collum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Collum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Collum surname expanded 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 231 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Collum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Collum surname are 17.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.17% registered with 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
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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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