Esum Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

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

Esum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
India81:95,883,173728,828
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Esum (530) may also be a first name.

Esum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esum (Hindi: एसुम) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Esum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 853,416th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Esum live; 37 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 366,410th most widespread first name in the world, held by 530 people.

Esum is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 236,012. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 88 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Esum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Esum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Esum last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esume891,243/
Easum89177/
Hesum8995/
Yesum8923/
Eisum8919/
Essum8912/
Gesum8912/
Esumh898/
Jesum898/
Eshum894/
Escum892/
Esium892/
Etsum891/
Esoum891/
Gessum80582/
Jessum8034/
Eashum8026/
Essoum8018/
Haesum8015/
Essume806/
Heisum806/
Yeshum804/
Gesoum803/
Esumhe803/
Eissum803/
Yesume802/
Jesume801/
Yoesum801/
Escuim801/
Eishum801/
Eassum800/
Exum753,865/
Asum752,883/
Esom751,112/
Esun75971/
Osum75412/
Ejum75307/
Isum75301/
Ecum75146/
Ezum7553/
Ösum751/
Ysum751/
Jsum751/
Yeshume733,542/
Essoume7331/
D'Easum737/
Gessoum734/
Esseume731/
Eshun6762,062/
Easom671,376/
Esung67557/
Essom67546/
Isume67491/
Eshom67406/
Hexum67370/
Assum67354/
Hesom67233/
Aasum67170/
Hasum67122/
Eisom6790/
Echum6784/
Ishum6762/
Easun6761/
Hesun6755/
Ashum6753/
Oshum6751/
Ezume6743/
Jessaume6737/
Hosum6737/
Essun6736/
Escun6735/
Gisum6732/
Isgum6730/
Aisum6726/
Ossum6726/
Esoun6724/
Esund6724/
Jesom6713/
Esaun6712/
Ejoum6710/
Jsaum679/
Gesun678/
Eesun678/
Asuim678/
Esunc678/
Hisum677/
Ehsun676/
Eseun676/
Yesom676/
Ysume676/
Yosum675/
Esgun674/
Jisum674/
Esune674/
Issum674/
Yssum674/
Esunh673/
Ysaum673/
Isumn673/
Esunn673/
Eesom672/
Ozeum672/
Giessoum672/
Hecum671/
Edsun671/
Eezum671/
Aezum671/
Isoum671/
Ejaum671/
Etsun671/
Asumh671/
Izeum671/
Eisun671/
Itsum671/
Yessoume671/
Erzum671/
Edjum671/
Iesun671/
Egium671/
Ezium671/
Yisum671/
Eajum671/
Asumm671/
Iezum671/
Isaum671/
Exsun670/
Esunk670/

Esum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esum in the Hindi language
एसुमesuma-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Esum
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