Hilum Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hilum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1521:666,04169,183
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Hilum (45) may also be a first name.

Hilum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hilum (Marathi: िहलूम) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Hilum reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Hilum is also the 1,504,468th most common first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 666,041. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Eastern Visayas, where 43 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 22 percent live and National Capital Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilum9166/
Hilume9123/
Hillum918/
Hiolum912/
Hiloum911/
Hailum911/
Ilum89489/
Chilume83822/
Hailume83266/
Chislum8372/
Chillum835/
Chilium834/
Chailum832/
Chitlum831/
Islum801,341/
Illum80857/
Hulum80184/
Jilum80144/
Ilume80134/
Ilyum8099/
Gilum8028/
Hilom8025/
Ilium8016/
Helum8013/
Eilum807/
Hilun807/
Ailum802/
Ilumm801/
Ileum801/
Hylum801/
Iloum801/
Ilhum801/
Yilum801/
Iluim801/
Cheiloum771/
Chihlume771/
Chilloum771/
Chilhume771/
Hillumth770/
Heloum737,586/
Gillum736,778/
Hellum731,308/
Chilom731,032/
Hullum73698/
Hailom73107/
Chilun7395/
Hailun7365/
Illume7329/
Chelum7318/
Illium7310/
Ailoum739/
Jillum738/
Gailum735/
Hilung735/
Yilgum734/
Jilume734/
Hiliun733/
Hyllum733/
Helyum732/
Gilgum732/
Gilium732/
Hillom732/
Iloume732/
Khelum731/
Helumn731/
Islaum731/
Hilaun731/
Aailum731/
Yilaum731/
Ilumhe731/
Ilusme731/
Heilom731/
Goilum731/
Hillun730/
Heylum730/
Gilhum730/
Ulum6734,084/
Elum673,792/
Ilom67805/
Chailom67761/
Ilun67250/
Høilund67226/
Hjellum67198/
Gillium67146/
Hilutin6771/
Helgoum6765/
Hoilund6732/
Hailung6729/
Chiluun6729/
Chellum6728/
Hjøllum6724/
Heilund6719/
Khyllum6717/
Chailun6715/
Khilaun6713/
Hillung6710/
Chiliun677/
Aychillhum676/
Chilung676/
Cheloum676/
Heiloun676/
Chilyumova675/
Khiloun675/
Hailyun675/
Hellium673/
Heilung673/
Helloum673/
Chelume673/
Heloume673/
Hailoun672/
Gilleum672/
Gilluim672/
Illeume672/
Gillaum671/
Chilgun671/
Helluim671/
Jillium671/
Huilung671/
Hilungk671/
Hojlumd671/
Chuilun671/
Gaillum671/
Chillun671/
Ilhoume671/
Hiluing671/
Khilune671/
Choilom671/
Chiloun671/
Cheluum671/
Gilloum671/
Chehlum671/
Jlum671/
Haihlun671/
Chislun670/
Chealum670/
Heaslum670/
Ylum670/

Hilum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hilum in the Marathi language
िहलूमihaluma-

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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 Hilum
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