Gurm Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Gurm Surname User-submission:

Surname Gurm or Guram is local to the village Gurmah in Punjab. It is a small village near the town of Dehlon. Also, there are many people with the surname Gurm in the village Sultanpur in Punjab near the city of Doraha. It is a Jatt surname.

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Gurm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2311:3,320,62996,177
Canada2091:176,29517,615
England751:742,90741,196
United States571:6,358,929302,882
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Gurm (60) may also be a first name.

Gurm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Surname Gurm or Guram is local to the village Gurmah in Punjab. It is a small village near the town of Dehlon. Also, there are many people with the surname Gurm in the village Sultanpur in Punjab near the city of Doraha. It is a Jatt surname. Famous warrior at the time of maharaja Ranjit Singh, Baba Deep Singh he also bore the surname Gurm as he belonged to the village Gurmah.

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Gurm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurm (Hindi: गुर्म) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gurm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gurm is the 536,164th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Gurm are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gurm is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 60 people.

Gurm is most common in India, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 3,320,629. In India Gurm is most common in: Punjab, where 78 percent live, Maharashtra, where 5 percent live and Chandigarh, where 3 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 35 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Gurm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurm has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gurm surname increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 285 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gurm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gurm surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gurm earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 39.19% more than the national average, earning $60,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.79% more than the national average, earning $61,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurme89243/
Gurrm8922/
Gourm8920/
Guurm891/
Gurmm891/
Urm86434/
Ghourm804/
Gourme801/
Ghurme801/
Gaurhm801/
Urme7513,279/
Hurm75860/
Gorm75128/
Girm7525/
Ourm7514/
Eurm758/
Urhm752/
Usrm751/
Uirm751/
Urmt751/
Gurmova731/
Hurme671,908/
Ourme67102/
Ghorm6719/
Gürme6718/
Aurme677/
Gorhm674/
Uirme671/
Outrm671/
Hourm671/
Girmm671/
Uhrme671/
Hurmt671/
Husrm671/
Urmme671/
Hourme6075/
Huirem6074/
Urmová603/
Urmova601/
Hourmh601/
Orm57415/
Horm50316/
Ormø5017/
Orhm501/
Orrm501/

Gurm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurm in the Hindi language
गुर्मgurma-

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