Drume Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Drume Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the root word druim (pronounced drum), meaning 'a small ridge' or 'hoggsback'. It is a Celtic word prominent in the Scots and Irish Gaelic languages.

Drume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Drume Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the root word druim (pronounced drum), meaning 'a small ridge' or 'hoggsback'. It is a Celtic word prominent in the Scots and Irish Gaelic languages.

- drymdrum

Drume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Drume is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Drume.

How Common Is The Last Name Drume? popularity and diffusion

The last name Drume is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Drume reside; 25 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Drume is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Drume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Drumea912,709/
Drumez91724/
Drumer91155/
Drumme9114/
Draume915/
Drumey912/
Drumge912/
Drumeu911/
Drumes911/
Drumet910/
Drum898,478/
Drummer831,101/
Drummey83726/
Drummie83123/
Drummet8347/
Drummee8334/
Drumetz8311/
Drummed835/
Dreumer831/
Druumer831/
Drumher831/
Drumett830/
Drusmer830/
Drumead830/
Drumm8010,349/
Dørum80484/
Drumi80214/
Druma80154/
Drome80119/
Droum8062/
Drumy8039/
Druhm8031/
Drime8011/
Dhrum802/
Draum801/
Drrum801/
Drumd800/
Drummett776/
Drumhead772/
Drumeich771/
Drummead770/
Drummy73481/
Dromey73408/
Drumma7344/
Drimie7317/
Dørrum7314/
D'Rome738/
Drouma737/
Drågum734/
Droome733/
Drhoum733/
Drumit732/
Droumi732/
Dromme732/
Draumë731/
D'Roum731/
Dromie731/
Drummi731/
Droeme731/
Drihme731/
Drauma731/
Droumy731/
Drimey731/
Draumt730/
Drummd730/
Drumoy730/
Drumova67382/
Drom67202/
Drimmie67188/
Drummit673/
Drumoyd671/
Drümmer671/
Drummay670/

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