Gülsüm Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gülsüm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gülsüm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9451:82,3517,479
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Gulsum (45) are calculated separately.

Gülsüm (146,956) may also be a first name.

Gülsüm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gülsüm (Georgian: გულსუმ, Hindi: गुलसुम, Marathi: गुलसुम) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Gulsum. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülsüm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gülsüm is the 373,745th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Gülsüm reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,140th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 146,956 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 945 people, or 1 in 82,351. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Diyarbakir Province, where 12 percent live, Ankara Province, where 11 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Turkey it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulsum8945/
Gülsümova801/
Gulsom67112/
Golsom6713/
Gelsom674/
Golsum674/
Gilsom673/
Glesom671/
Gelsum670/
Gulsoom627/
Gulsume621/
Gholsom621/
Gelshom621/
Glzom551/
Gelleszum531/
Giljum50391/
Gelzum505/
Gilzom501/
Gulzum501/

Gülsüm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gülsüm in the Georgian language
გულსუმgulsum-
Gülsüm in the Marathi language
गुलसुमgulasuma-
Gülsüm in the Hindi language
गुलसुमgulasuma94.44
गुल्सुमgulsuma5.56

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gülsüm
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