Gulsum Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Gulsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

The alternate forms: Gülsüm (959) are calculated separately.

Gulsum (5,418) may also be a first name.

Gulsum Last Name Facts

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

Gulsum (Russian: Гульсум) is held by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Gülsüm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulsum? popularity and diffusion

Gulsum is the 2,909,720th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Gulsum live; 49 percent live in Central Asia and 49 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 91,413th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 5,418 people.

The surname Gulsum is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,040,147. In Kazakhstan Gulsum is most prevalent in: Astana, where 59 percent live, Almaty, where 24 percent live and Aktobe Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Kazakhstan it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulsume921/
Ulsum9126/
Gülsüm89959/
Gulsom83112/
Gulsun8311/
Golsum834/
Gulzum831/
Ulshum831/
Hulsum830/
Gulsoom777/
Gulshun771/
Ulsom7321/
Olsum735/
Gulson67343/
Gulcun6776/
Golsom6713/
Hulcum671/
Ulsoom671/
Ullsom671/
Holsum670/
Hulsom670/

Gulsum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulsum in the Russian language
Гульсумgulsum-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gulsum
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