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 is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ensum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 widely held given name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is most prevalent in: Hertfordshire, where 53 percent live, Greater London, where 33 percent live and City of Bristol, where 8 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Ensum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ensum has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ensum surname 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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