Ensum Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ensum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ensum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Ensum (21) may also be a first name.

Ensum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ensum occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ensum.

How Common Is The Last Name Ensum? popularity and diffusion

Ensum is the 3,017,195th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Ensum are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name internationally, held by 21 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Ensum is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 53 percent reside, Greater London, where 33 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Ensum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ensum has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eansum910/
Ensoume831/
Enjum80380/
Encum80309/
Ensom80206/
Onsum80179/
Ansum8080/
Insum8065/
Ensun8032/
Henjum73653/
Hansum73421/
Endjum73189/
Yensom7317/
Hensom7312/
Ginsum739/
Anshum737/
Eunsun733/
Ensung733/
Enshun732/
Enssun731/
Gensun731/
Jemsum731/
Ainsum731/
Jinsum731/
Hensun731/
Enjumg731/
Jenjum731/
Ensund731/
Jeansaume7110/
Yenchum67611/
Hanssum6732/
Enjaume6715/
Yonsoum677/
Enjoume671/
Jeansom671/
Yemnjum671/
Hansaum671/
Jeenjum671/
Jeensom671/
Hinshum670/
Henshun670/

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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 Ensum
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