Gelum Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Gelum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Gelum (18) may also be a first name.

Gelum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelum occurs most in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gelum.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Gelum are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 5,289,968. In Indonesia Gelum is mostly found in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Gelum exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelum9114/
Geloum917/
Gelium915/
Gellum913/
Geilum910/
Elum893,792/
Gueloum8346/
Guelume839/
Gheloum836/
Ngehlum831/
Gellium831/
Gelusme831/
Gelloum831/
Gelleum830/
Giellum830/
Elume80790/
Ealum80275/
Celum80166/
Galum80154/
Elium80104/
Ellum8096/
Eslum8093/
Jelum8076/
Elgum8065/
Selum8062/
Golum8060/
Eloum8036/
Gelun8031/
Gilum8028/
Gelom8024/
Helum8013/
Eilum807/
Zelum807/
Yelum807/
Elhum805/
Eleum802/
Elyum801/
Đelum801/
Eylum800/
Gueloume772/
Ghelloum771/
Heloum737,586/
Gillum736,778/
Hellum731,308/
Jellum73532/
Elusme73460/
Elhoum73241/
Jhelum73204/
Gelung73115/
Gollum7369/
Selhum7358/
Gislum7356/
Tjelum7355/
Ghalum7329/
Seelum7328/
Eloume7323/
Ngilum7319/
Chelum7318/
Gaylum7312/
Yellum739/
Gallum736/
Gailum735/
Zelyum735/
Ellium735/
Jelume734/
Galium734/
Galhum734/
Yelgum733/
Eleume733/
Yeloum733/
Jehlum733/
Helyum732/
Gilgum732/
Gilium732/
Celuim732/
Gelhom732/
Khelum731/
Gelund731/
Esloum731/
Geluun731/
Golaum731/
Gohlum731/
Goilum731/
Guilum731/
Jelhum731/
Seleum731/
Goluim731/
Eallum730/
Geelun730/
Ggilum730/
Heylum730/
Gilhum730/
Ghelloume711/
Elom6722,996/
Galhoum671,918/
Ilum67489/
Selhoum67204/
Hjellum67198/
Gillium67146/
Gholoum67103/
Gelugne6770/
Helgoum6765/
Gelahun6731/
Guilhum6729/
Chellum6728/
Elumova6718/
Gailume6712/
Øgelund6711/
Zeloume6711/
Geluing6710/
Ngeluun679/
Eloumme679/
Gielgun676/
Elloume676/
Cheloum676/
Ghelung674/
Eliaume674/
Hellium673/
Helloum673/
Chelume673/
Gelutin673/
Heloume673/
Gilleum672/
Gilluim672/
Gallium672/
Geloune672/
Djeloum672/
Zelutim672/
Gillaum671/
Celhoum671/
Helluim671/
Gaillum671/
Jeuleum671/
Ngoilum671/
Ngilium671/
Yeloume671/
Golloum671/
Gilaume671/
Ehiloum671/
Elhoume671/
Cheluum671/
Gilloum671/
Chehlum671/
Jlum671/
Chealum670/
Heaslum670/
Geslund670/
Ylum670/

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