Gahum Surname

380,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Gahum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8971:112,86319,523
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gahum (21) may also be a first name.

Gahum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gahum (Marathi: गहुम) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gahum is the 380,576th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,777,530 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gahum live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

Gahum is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 897 people, or 1 in 112,863. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 24 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Gahum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gahum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gahum surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahm891,088/
Gaum89826/
Ghum89119/
Gautm8011,769/
Ghume804,518/
Gaham803,285/
Gaume802,356/
Gajum8083/
Ghumm8057/
Gaumt8017/
Gayum8016/
Ngaum8016/
Ghaum8015/
Ghoum804/
Gaium802/
Gahme802/
Gohum801/
Gaumd801/
Gauem801/
Ghahm801/
Gaujm801/
Gaumm801/
Ghusm801/
Gauum800/
Gauhm800/
Gahoueme771/
Gam7519,395/
Gum7510,440/
Ghayum73105/
Ngaham7394/
Ngayum7359/
Ghumme7324/
Gayoum7316/
Gajoum7312/
Ngajum7312/
Gautme7312/
Ghaham738/
Gaiahm737/
Kgaume734/
Gayume734/
Gahyam732/
Ghoume732/
Gauttm732/
Ghutme732/
Ghuiam732/
Gayuom731/
Gajhme731/
Ghaume731/
Gaaham731/
Gahiam731/
Ghujam731/
Gayham730/
Ngum6723,996/
Game6719,007/
Ngam679,344/
Gham676,084/
Gumm674,806/
Gamh673,792/
Gamm672,243/
Gume671,266/
Ghom671,262/
Goum67535/
Gaim67531/
Gamd67163/
Geam67118/
Nggaham67111/
Gaam67111/
Gaem6777/
Gasm6768/
Qgam6728/
Ghayoum6728/
Gaym6722/
Gumh6721/
Gumø6720/
Guhm6717/
Gujm6713/
Gamt6712/
Gumt679/
Gusm675/
Cgam675/
Gutm674/
Gajm674/
Ggam673/
Gaumova672/
Gumd672/
Gatm672/
Guum672/
Ghahame671/
Ngajoum671/
Gáhm671/
Gaahame671/
Hgam671/
Ghayham670/

Gahum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gahum in the Marathi language
गहुमgahuma60
गहूमgahuma40

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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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  • 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 Gahum
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