Garum Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

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

Garum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
India101:76,706,538639,611
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Garum (49) may also be a first name.

Garum Last Name Facts

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

Garum (Hindi: गरूम) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Garum reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 49 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 67 percent are found, Taraba, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Garum occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Garum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Garum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garum Last Name Statistics demography

Garum earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 43.56% less than the national average, earning 195,341 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garoum91357/
Ngarum9154/
Gargum9147/
Garaum919/
Garume917/
Gatrum915/
Garrum915/
Garhum911/
Garuim911/
Gayrum911/
Arum8914,258/
Gargoum836,031/
Kgarume83169/
Garroum8310/
Garusim8310/
Garhoum833/
Gharume832/
Gharoum832/
Gahroum832/
Garzoum831/
Garoume831/
Ngaroum831/
Harum802,405/
Garun801,659/
Gerum801,511/
Gorum80804/
Aarum80310/
Argum80261/
Arume80260/
Arzum80243/
Aurum80111/
Aroum8085/
Arrum8072/
Ahrum8031/
Garom8024/
Atrum8013/
Airum8013/
Arhum8010/
Asrum808/
Ajrum806/
Areum806/
Araum806/
Arumh802/
Aruum802/
Gérum801/
Aruim801/
Garumova7748/
Garroume771/
Garung732,533/
Arroum73920/
Gargun73553/
Haurum73389/
Ahroum73206/
Harume73157/
Aasrum73140/
Gaurun73128/
Gehrum73118/
Gorume73107/
Autrum73101/
Haroum7375/
Gierum7365/
Arruum7357/
Gorhum7356/
Harrum7345/
Gorgum7343/
Garrun7342/
Göhrum7333/
Hairum7329/
Goraum7327/
Aroume7324/
Hasrum7320/
Goroum7318/
Ngorum7314/
Argoum7311/
Garune7310/
Garuin739/
Gharun738/
Garzom737/
Araume737/
Arzoum737/
Arrumm736/
Airrum736/
Goruim734/
Garunk734/
Garund733/
Hayrum733/
Gerðum733/
Ayroum733/
Garuun733/
Gorrum732/
Ahurum732/
Garzun732/
Gaurom732/
Garoun732/
Goorum732/
Gairun731/
Gherum731/
Harhum731/
Gourum731/
Gahrom731/
Haruum731/
Garzóm731/
Gohrum731/
Ghorum731/
Aharum731/
Atroum731/
Aurume731/
Arzhum731/
Ngarun731/
Airoum731/
Earrum731/
Garoom731/
Geruim731/
Goyrum731/
Harzum731/
Gosrum730/
Hareum730/
Garrom730/
Garhun730/
Arom672,635/
Orum671,860/
Hatroum67950/
Gargaun67269/
Hasroum67110/
Garusin6749/
Garrung6744/
Gaurung6722/
Arroume6718/
Arumova6716/
Goehrum6712/
Harroum6711/
Garzoun6711/
Ngaarun679/
Gaaruun679/
Gorusme678/
Haroume677/
Gauruhn677/
Gharoun674/
Garroun674/
Gairung673/
Ahyrume672/
Gaharun671/
Garrune671/
Garuine671/
Garahun671/
Garaung671/
Goorumg671/
Aarroum671/
Garutin671/
Garuung671/
Gauroun671/
Goraume671/
Gorgoum671/
Airoume671/
Gerroum671/
Gargoun671/
Arumowa671/
Ghoorum671/
Gheroum671/
Gatroun671/
Garunnd670/
Garhunk670/
Garrunn670/
Gherhum670/

Garum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garum in the Hindi language
गरूमgaruma-

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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 Garum
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