Grum Surname

122,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Grum Surname User-submission:

In Danish it means 'not likeable' and 'despicable'.

Grum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Slovenia7691:3,235490
Germany5081:158,47518,883
United States3951:917,61868,923
Poland1491:255,09231,940
Denmark971:58,1935,922
Austria671:127,09617,572
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
India481:15,980,529256,885
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France51:13,284,544357,392
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

The alternate forms: Grüm (20) are calculated separately.

Grum (83) may also be a first name.

Grum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Danish it means 'not likeable' and 'despicable'.

- jensgrum

Grum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grum (Oriya: ଗୁମ, Russian: Грум) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Grüm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 122,672nd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,956,388 people. The surname Grum occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Grum are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 83 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Beside Ethiopia this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Grum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grum surname expanded 263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Grum surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Grum earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $41,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.65% more than the national average, earning $76,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grüm9220/
Grumm89467/
Grumt8937/
Grume8931/
Groum8914/
Gruhm8912/
Graum898/
Grumn894/
Gårum894/
Grusm892/
Grumg891/
Gruim890/
Gruym890/
Grummt80449/
Grumme80236/
Ghroum808/
Graume808/
Gørðum806/
Grahum801/
Nngrum801/
Groume801/
Gærðum801/
Groumt801/
Grom758,195/
Grun754,059/
Gruń751/
Gróm751/
Grausem73103/
Gruißem7310/
Grumova734/
Grussim732/
Gruisem731/
Greusem730/
Groom6718,394/
Grund6716,822/
Gruhn675,109/
Grunt671,868/
Grune671,104/
Grung67357/
Groun67348/
Gromm67228/
Gruin67189/
Graun67174/
Grunn6789/
Grümm678/
Grunc677/
Gruissem676/
Greun675/
Groem674/
Grunh674/
Grunk672/
Grhun671/
Groussem671/
Gruyn671/
Grrom671/
Gruñe671/

Grum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grum in the Oriya language
ଗୁମguma66.67
ଗୃମgrma33.33
Grum in the Russian language
Грумgrum-

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