Ghulum Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghulum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghulum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5741:1,336,35152,028
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ghulum (169) may also be a first name.

Ghulum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghulum (Marathi: घुलुम) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ghulum.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghulum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ghulum is the 551,387th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,586,435 people. The surname Ghulum is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ghulum are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 703,581st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 169 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 574 people, or 1 in 1,336,351. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent are found, Gujarat, where 5 percent are found and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India Ghulum is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghuloum9285/
Ghoulum921/
Gulum91352/
Ghouloum861/
Ngulum83463/
Gulume83133/
Gullum8330/
Ghulun834/
Guloum833/
Ghulom833/
Gulgum832/
Guslum831/
Gulumc831/
Gaulum831/
Ghuloom774,985/
Gholoum77103/
Ghulunc7770/
Gouloum7761/
Gullium7711/
Gulloum772/
Gullaum772/
Ghoulom772/
Ngoulum771/
Guloume771/
Gulom7374/
Golum7360/
Gulun7360/
Gilum7328/
Ngouloum711,154/
Gullaume7128/
Guggilum719/
Gulumova717/
Gulung6774/
Gollum6769/
Gulune6762/
Goloum6748/
Gulyumova6732/
Gulgun6731/
Gholom6716/
Gullun677/
Gullom676/
Ngulun674/
Goulom674/
Gilium672/
Gulliaume672/
N'Gouloum671/
Goulun671/
Gaullaume671/
Golaum671/
Goluim671/
Ggilum670/
Gilhum670/

Ghulum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghulum in the Marathi language
घुलुमghuluma60.97
घुलूमghuluma33.03
घूलूमghuluma1.85
धुलुमdhuluma1.39
घुळुमghuluma1.15
घुळूमghuluma0.92
धुलूमdhuluma0.23

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