Corum Surname

93,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Corum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6371:78,1678,929
Philippines3681:275,10440,109
Denmark211:268,79620,394
British Virgin Islands151:2,106271
England141:3,979,861125,553
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:89,3579,234

The alternate forms: Çorum (1,809) are calculated separately.

Corum (69) may also be a first name.

Corum Last Name Facts

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

Corum is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Çorum. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corum? popularity and diffusion

Corum is the 93,495th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,428,091 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Corum reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Corum is also the 1,171,416th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 69 people.

The last name Corum is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,637 people, or 1 in 78,167. In The United States it is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 13 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Corum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Corum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Corum last name are 18.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.05% registered to vote for the political party.

Corum earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $41,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çorum931,809/
Chorum9150/
Ciorum9142/
Courum914/
Corzum912/
Coroum911/
Coruim910/
Corrum910/
Choirum83184/
Cothrum83122/
Corroum833/
Choorum831/
Choyrum831/
Choroum831/
Sorum801,452/
Korum80536/
Carum80260/
Curum80246/
Corun80178/
Jorum8068/
Corom8022/
Zorum8020/
Koruim73189/
Carrum73109/
Charum7349/
Coorom7335/
Corund7327/
Qoirum7324/
Zoroum7318/
Koirum7315/
Koroum7313/
Korzum7312/
Churum7310/
Corzun7310/
Koraum737/
Koyrum736/
Corune733/
Catrum732/
Khorum732/
Corgun731/
Corrom731/
Corung731/
Cotrun731/
Ciurum731/
Korume731/
Joroum731/
Korrum731/
Caurum731/
Jorume731/
Coroun731/
Corzom731/
Korhum731/
Corrun730/
Cohrun730/
Coruin730/
Coirun730/
Scarum730/
Corhom730/
Quorum730/
Tchouroum716/
Tchoroume712/
Khoirum67249/
Cothrun6797/
Carroum6763/
Chareum6755/
Kouroum6727/
Churume6725/
Charume6715/
Khoerum679/
Charaum678/
Zouroum677/
Jouroum675/
Cathrum674/
Zoiroum672/
Korzoum672/
Corousn671/
Cousrun671/
Corunne671/
Cheurum671/
Charoum671/

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Corum Reference & Research

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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 Corum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis