Golum Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Golum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Golum (565) may also be a first name.

Golum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Golum (Marathi: गोलूम, Oriya: େଗାଲୁମ, Russian: Голум) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Golum? popularity and diffusion

Golum is the 2,483,783rd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Golum is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Golum are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Golum is also the 353,173rd most common first name worldwide, borne by 565 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon Golum is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Golum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Golum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Golum surname increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Golum surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Golum earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 140.59% more than the national average, earning $103,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gollum9169/
Goloum9148/
Ngolum912/
Golume911/
Golaum911/
Gohlum911/
Goilum911/
Goluim911/
Olum898,852/
Gholoum83103/
Gouloum8361/
Golusim831/
Ngoilum831/
Ngoulum831/
Golloum831/
Ghoulum831/
Holum801,136/
Oylum80967/
Golom80421/
Gulum80352/
Olume80227/
Galum80154/
Ollum8050/
Oloum8045/
Golun8043/
Gelum8037/
O'Lum8012/
Olgum803/
Oleum803/
Olaum803/
Ohlum801/
Oğlum801/
Oslum800/
Oolum800/
Ngouloum771,154/
Ghouloum771/
Oloume73803/
Ghulum73579/
Ngulum73463/
Golung73449/
Hollum73148/
Gulume73133/
Galgum7352/
Gollom7345/
Ngalum7336/
Goliun7332/
Gullum7330/
Ghalum7329/
Galume7329/
Galoum7317/
Gholom7316/
Algoum738/
Ngolun737/
Gallum736/
Gelium735/
Goulom734/
Galium734/
Ouloum734/
Galhum734/
Holume733/
Guloum733/
Golund732/
Holgum732/
Gulgum732/
Olusme731/
Golgun731/
Goulun731/
Golune731/
Guslum731/
Gaulum731/
Hoslum730/
Osleum730/
N'Gouloum711/
Alum6732,584/
Olom673,052/
Ghaloum672,922/
Galhoum671,918/
Halgoum67965/
Houloum67586/
Ghuloum6785/
Golusin6776/
Gotlund6756/
Golgoun6735/
Ouloume6726/
Gollung6715/
Gholoom6713/
Gullium6711/
Galloum676/
Gheloum676/
Galutem673/
Ghoulom672/
Gullaum672/
Gallium672/
Holoume672/
Ngaloum672/
Galoume672/
Gulloum672/
Olumova671/
Houtlum671/
Hojlumd671/
Ghoslun671/
Ngoilun671/
Golliun671/
Guloume671/
Oulhoum671/
Goulund670/

Golum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golum in the Marathi language
गोलूमgoluma-
Golum in the Oriya language
େଗାଲୁମegaluma40
େଗାଲୁମ୍egalum33.33
େଗାଲୁଂegalum20
େଗାଲୁମୁegalumu6.67
Golum in the Russian language
Голумgolum-

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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 Golum
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