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 surname Golum (Marathi: गोलूम, Oriya: େଗାଲୁମ, Russian: Голум) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Golum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Golum live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 353,173rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 565 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon Golum is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

Golum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Golum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Golum last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Golum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Golum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golum
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