Dørum Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Dørum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dørum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4741:10,8491,207
Denmark101:564,47234,222

The alternate forms: Drum (8,478) are calculated separately.

Dørum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dørum occurs most in Norway. It can appear as: Drum. For other potential spellings of Dørum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dørum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 631,297th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname Dørum occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dørum are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Norway, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 10,849. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 41 percent are found, Central Norway, where 29 percent are found and Western Norway, where 14 percent are found. Not including Norway Dørum occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Dørum Last Name Statistics demography

Dørum earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning 356,644 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drum968,478/
Dørrum9114/
Drumm8010,349/
Droum8062/
Drumn8057/
Druhm8031/
Drume808/
Dhrum802/
Drrum801/
Draum801/
Drumd800/
Drumme7314/
Draume735/
Drågum734/
Drhoum733/
Draumë731/
Drumnn731/
D'Roum731/
Drummd730/
Draumt730/
Drumnt730/
Drumne730/
Drumova67382/
Drun67269/
Drom67202/

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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 Dørum
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