Gagum Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

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

Gagum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gagum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Gagum (60) may also be a first name.

Gagum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gagum has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gagum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 891,661st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Gagum live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gagum is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent given name worldwide, held by 60 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 61 percent reside, Taraba, where 38 percent reside and Plateau, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Gagum is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Gagum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gagum last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Gagum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.78% less than the national average, earning $28,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gangum91214/
Gagoum91157/
Gaagum9139/
Gaghum9117/
Gaegum917/
Gagaum914/
Ghagum911/
Ngagum911/
Gaigum911/
Agum893,589/
Ngagoum83580/
Ngangum8371/
Gangoum8345/
Gagautm831/
Angum801,709/
Agume80888/
Gegum80452/
Gagun8080/
Agoum8056/
Hagum8048/
Gagom8014/
Aigum8010/
Gogum809/
Aagum809/
Aggum808/
Oggum807/
Agusm807/
Augum806/
Aghum804/
Aygum804/
Eagum804/
Ahgum803/
Agaum801/
Ngangoum771,572/
Ghaghoum7711/
Gajghume772/
Ngaghoum771/
Agoume731,509/
Haugum73417/
Gagung7377/
Hagume7340/
Anggum7339/
Agusme7321/
Gasgun737/
Hangum736/
Aggoum735/
Aguume735/
Gagoun733/
Geghum733/
Gangun732/
Gehgum731/
Aangum731/
Gakgom731/
Gaagun731/
Gogume731/
Gaigun731/
Gaghom731/
Gagaun731/
Ggegum731/
Gegaum731/
Gagune731/
Agom674,389/
Ogum671,667/
Ngangun67266/
Augusme67141/
Agumova676/
Hanggum675/
Gougoum673/
Gangoun672/
Gahagun672/
Ghaghom671/
Ngagoun671/
Agúm671/
Aggoume671/
Anggaum671/
Gaughun670/

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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
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  • 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 Gagum
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