Dorum Surname

255,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dorum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8291:93,8748,333
Papua New Guinea5861:13,9141,322
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Belarus171:558,88650,306
India161:47,941,586492,263
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

The alternate forms: Dörum (3) are calculated separately.

Dorum (376) may also be a first name.

Dorum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorum (Russian: Дорум) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Dörum. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 255,091st most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Dorum are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Dorum is also the 447,400th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 376 people.

The surname Dorum is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 829 people, or 1 in 93,874. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Gaziantep Province, where 27 percent live, Mersin Province, where 19 percent live and Antalya Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Dorum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 6 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorum surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Dorum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,168 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörum933/
Dorume9116/
Doroum9114/
Dorrum915/
Doerum912/
Dorumk911/
Douroum8352/
Dorusme831/
Durum801,666/
Darum80656/
Derum80223/
Dorom80174/
Dorun80119/
Dhoorgum777/
Dorumova771/
Douroume771/
Dorgun73149/
Durrum73140/
Dasrum7369/
Dahrum7365/
Durgum7345/
Durume7336/
Dhorun7332/
Daruim7324/
Dorunc7316/
Daraum7314/
Doorun7314/
Derhum7312/
Darhum7311/
Daroum738/
Dutrum734/
Doirom734/
Durhum733/
Doorom732/
Deerum732/
Dorhom732/
Darume732/
Doruin732/
Daarum732/
Doroom731/
Doroun731/
Datrum731/
Dhurum731/
Dareum731/
Dorhun731/
Dorune731/
Deraum731/
Dorung731/
Dorrom730/
Dureum730/
Dahroum67348/
Dotrung67111/
Dourrom6733/
Dorutin675/
Darhoum675/
Derhoum674/
Daharum674/
Dharuim671/
Dheruim671/
Duyroum671/
Dorrhom671/
Dargoum671/
Doruine671/
Dorhunt671/
Durhuim671/
Dhorune671/
Dorusin671/

Dorum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorum in the Russian language
Дорумdorum-

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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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  • 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 Dorum
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