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

The last name Gum (Hindi: गुम, Marathi: गुम, Oriya: ଗୁମ, Tibetan: གུམ་) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Güm. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 49,297^th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 698,041 people. This last name is primarily found 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 widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,738 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,506 people, or 1 in 103,382. In The United States Gum is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 10 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 16 percent are found.

Gum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gum Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gum surname are 16.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63% being registered to vote for the political 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.