Hirum Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Hirum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Hirum (99) may also be a first name.
Hirum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hirum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hirum is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hirum? popularity and diffusion
Hirum is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Hirum reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Hirum is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 99 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisumu County, where 33 percent reside, Meru County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Hirum is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside.
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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 Hirum
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