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Where Does The Last Name Gum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Gum (Hindi: गुम, Marathi: गुम, Oriya: ଗୁମ, Tibetan: གུམ་) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Güm. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gum is the 49,297^th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 698,041 people. The surname Gum occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gum are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 183,964^th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,738 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,506 people, or 1 in 103,382. In The United States Gum is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 10 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 16 percent reside.

Gum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gum last name grew 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gum Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gum surname are 16.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63% registered with the party.

The amount Gum earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.42% less than the national average, earning R 129,708 per year; in United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning $48,441 CAD per year.