Daum Surname

32,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Daum Surname Definition:

(German) One with a large or unusual thumb; also possibly shortened from Daumler, i.e., one who squeezed the thumb during an inquisition, a torturer.

Daum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,2171:8,7341,079
United States4,3431:83,4589,456
Austria7271:11,7131,638
France3471:191,42029,799
Canada3261:113,02312,061
Brazil2731:784,15528,479
Israel1171:73,1428,960
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Switzerland1031:79,7379,154
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Poland631:603,31354,622
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
England321:1,741,18971,393
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
India181:42,614,743461,117
Sweden121:820,56361,223
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7261:69,1727,496

Daum (250) may also be a first name.

Daum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with a large or unusual thumb; also possibly shortened from Daumler, i.e., one who squeezed the thumb during an inquisition, a torturer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Daum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daum (Hindi: दाउम, Marathi: दौम, Russian: Даум) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,876th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 451,018 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Daum live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 563,826th most frequent first name globally, held by 250 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 9,217 people, or 1 in 8,734. In Germany Daum is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 23 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Daum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Daum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Daum last name grew 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Daum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Daum surname are 14.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Daum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning 283,981 kr per year; in Peru they earn 144.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,358 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.6% less than the national average, earning R 81,744 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $54,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daume891,139/
Dayum89538/
Dahum89151/
Dajum8932/
Dhaum891/
Daumd891/
Daumn891/
Daium891/
Deaum891/
Dauhm890/
Daumm890/
Dam86129,047/
Dum8614,069/
Deaume8010/
Daucem808/
Dejaum804/
Dausem804/
Dayaum803/
Dayumn803/
Dajume802/
Dhaumk801/
Dautim801/
Dayoum801/
Dajoum801/
Daujim801/
Daumme800/
Dddaum800/
Damm7517,513/
Dame7517,290/
Dahm7512,887/
Dume7511,852/
Daim7510,060/
Dham755,020/
Dhum754,663/
Daun754,412/
Damn754,335/
Daem752,803/
Doum751,509/
Dumm751,472/
Deam751,243/
Daam751,157/
Duim75884/
Duym75718/
Duhm75596/
Duem75276/
Dumt75162/
Deum7593/
Ødum7555/
Duum7534/
Ddam7529/
Dasm7528/
Dumd7525/
Duom7522/
Daym7516/
Damh7516/
Damg7515/
Dumn7514/
Dumg7513/
Daïm7512/
Damø7510/
Damd759/
Ådum759/
Dumc755/
Hdam754/
Datm754/
Daám754/
Damc754/
Ddum753/
Dgam752/
Dusm752/
Daîm752/
Tdam752/
Dujm752/
D'Am751/
Dajm751/
Damì751/
Damt751/
Dumh751/
Dayhoum73183/
Daumova73148/
Daihoum7320/
Daumová7311/
Dauchem730/
Daham6743,904/
Dayam678,204/
Daaim677,504/
Daund676,714/
Dayem674,665/
Dhamt673,082/
Dhame672,878/
Damme672,293/
Dhume672,010/
Dasim671,703/
Daime671,546/
Deham671,535/
Daunt671,258/
Dhaim67760/
Doume67731/
Dajam67645/
Daune67513/
Daung67500/
Dhoum67497/
Dayim67483/
Dasem67468/
Dhamd67423/
Duijm67393/
Dumne67303/
Datim67303/
Diiam67268/
Dahun67259/
Dumme67251/
Damne67234/
Dayun67222/
Doğum67197/
Duyme67151/
Dujam67133/
Dayom67127/
Dauen67124/
Dajim67116/
Daiun67109/
Dahmm6793/
Deahm6792/
Diyam6788/
Daiam6777/
Dayme6776/
Dajem6770/
Dhaem6767/
Dumhe6766/
Deame6757/
Daiem6749/
Dasme6747/
Dujom6744/
Dajun6743/
Dusim6741/
Dejam6740/
Datem6735/
Dijam6733/
Dhaun6728/
Duiam6726/
Deyam6723/
Dumhs6723/
D'Ham6722/
Daunn6721/
Tdame6721/
Dhamm6718/
Dumck6715/
Duemm6714/
Dawem6712/
Daame6711/
Dutem6711/
Duyem6711/
Duome6710/
Doyam679/
Dhumm677/
Daemm677/
Daimh677/
Dayèm677/
Daïme677/
Dusem676/
Dajom676/
Duime676/
Douhm676/
Deeam675/
Damdh675/
Dauhn674/
Danqu674/
Daiim674/
Dhaym674/
D'Ame674/
Dayym674/
Dattm673/
Dhaam673/
Dhuum673/
Douem673/
Gydam673/
Dgaim673/
Damnt673/
Duyam673/
Damgh673/
Dieam672/
Dhamn672/
Deium672/
Dausn672/
Dumtt672/
Dacim672/
Damșe672/
Ddume672/
Dohum672/
Gydum672/
Deiam672/
Damnd672/
Da'am672/
Dojam671/
Deyum671/
Dhdam671/
Daamm671/
Daatm671/
Daihm671/
Ddgam671/
Ddham671/
Dasmd671/
Duomg671/
Thdum671/
Hdoum671/
Dauñg671/
Dayém671/
Damnh671/
Dủham671/
Deume671/
Deuom671/
Dgoum671/
Dhahm671/
Doumh671/
Dumșe671/
Damth671/
Daamd671/
Tdumt671/
Duyom671/
Dyjam671/
Dajmt671/
Dhham671/
Dheam671/
Dammm671/
Hddam671/
Doumm670/
Deuem670/
Dutme670/
Dacem670/
Duimm670/
Dummt670/
Doumn670/

Daum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daum in the Hindi language
दाउमda'uma87.5
दाउंda'um12.5
Daum in the Marathi language
दौमdauma50
दाउमda'uma50
Daum in the Russian language
Даумdaum-

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