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

The surname Gulsum (Russian: Гульсум) is more frequently found in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Gülsüm. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulsum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Gulsum reside; 49 percent reside in Central Asia and 49 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 91,413th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 5,418 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,040,147. In Kazakhstan Gulsum is most prevalent in: Astana, where 59 percent reside, Almaty, where 24 percent reside and Aktobe Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Kazakhstan it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 9 percent reside.

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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  • 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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