Gurum Surname
Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname
Gurum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,203 | 1:637,627 | 30,253 |
| Nepal | 79 | 1:360,518 | 3,802 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Gürüm (18) are calculated separately.
Gurum (4,885) may also be a first name.
Gurum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gurum (Bengali: গুরুম, Hindi: गुरूम, Marathi: गुरुम, Oriya: ଗୁରୁମ, Russian: Гурум) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered as: Gürüm. For other possible spellings of Gurum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gurum is the 270,744th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,060,796 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Gurum are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gurum is also the 97,602nd most widely held forename world-wide, held by 4,885 people.
Gurum is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,203 people, or 1 in 637,627. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 32 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 21 percent are found and Odisha, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gurum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gurum in the Bengali language | ||
| গুরুম | guruma | - |
| Gurum in the Marathi language | ||
| गुरुम | guruma | 83.33 |
| गुरूम | guruma | 14.81 |
| गुरम | gurama | 0.93 |
| गुरू | guru | 0.93 |
| Gurum in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁରୁମ | guruma | 82.35 |
| ଗୁରୁମ୍ | gurum | 14.12 |
| ଗୁରୁ | guru | 1.18 |
| Gurum in the Hindi language | ||
| गुरूम | guruma | 72.73 |
| गुरुम | guruma | 27.27 |
| Gurum in the Russian language | ||
| Гурум | gurum | - |
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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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