Harpum Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Harpum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harpum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:705,29239,851
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Harpum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harpum is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harpum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harpum is the 1,943,350th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. Harpum occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Harpum are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 44 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Harpum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Harpum has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Harpum surname increased 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harphum921/
Harpun832/
Charpom771/
Harpuin771/
Arpun7352/
Orpum732/
Harpon67450/
Jarpun6744/
Garpun6730/
Horpun671/
Orphum671/
Charpon6238/
Arpon5511,273/
Arpón5527/
Orpun552/
Chearpoon531/
Arphon5030/
Gorpun505/
Horpon505/

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Harpum Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harpum
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