Harsum Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Harsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Harsum (115) may also be a first name.

Harsum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harsum occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harsum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Harsum occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Harsum are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles. Harsum is also the 873,022nd most widely held forename on earth It is held by 115 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England Harsum is most frequent in: Surrey, where 48 percent live, Shropshire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Harsum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harsum has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Harsum last name increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hearsum92364/
Arsum9182/
Kharshum864/
Hearshum862/
Harcum831,001/
Harsun8338/
Hersum8326/
Jarsum835/
Harjum834/
Arshum831/
Harsom831/
Arsoum831/
Harzum831/
Horsum830/
Kharshoum8022/
Kharsun77267/
Harsund778/
Hearsun774/
Harsune771/
Chorsum771/
Earshum771/
Harrsun770/
Arzum73243/
Arsun73174/
Arjum7363/
Ersum738/
Arsom731/
Arcum731/
Kharzoum7114/
Harchoum7110/
Garshoum719/
Hershoum712/
Garsgoum711/
Hoursoum711/
Harschom710/
Horzum672,154/
Harson67877/
Jarsun67101/
Harjun67101/
Earsom6784/
Herzum6763/
Arshun6743/
Arsoun6729/
Horsun6728/
Horsom6716/
Garsun679/
Harcun679/
Arzoum677/
Arjoum676/
Arjaum672/
Chairsung671/
Arjuim671/
Hoursoume671/
Arzhum671/
Arsung671/

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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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  • 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 Harsum
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