Irum Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

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

Irum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,0701:166,9574,343
Papua New Guinea1291:63,2078,198
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
India451:17,045,897267,282
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
England171:3,277,533109,658
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Irum (15,239) may also be a first name.

Irum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irum (Hindi: इरम, Marathi: इरुम, Oriya: ଇରୁମ) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 270,886th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. The surname Irum occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Irum are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 45,899th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 15,239 people.

It is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,070 people, or 1 in 166,957. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 58 percent reside, Sindh, where 16 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Irum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Irum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Irum surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Irum Last Name Statistics demography

Irum earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girum8926,748/
Irume89128/
Jirum8924/
Itrum8923/
Iorum8922/
Irrum8913/
Airum8913/
Irgum8911/
Iroum8910/
Eirum898/
Hirum895/
Yirum894/
Isrum894/
Iruym891/
Iroume80376/
Irumhe8069/
Hairum8029/
Iorhum8021/
Hirgum8012/
Hiroum809/
Hoirum807/
Airrum806/
Jiroum805/
Jitrum803/
Giruim801/
Airgum801/
Ioruum801/
Hirrum801/
Irusem801/
Airoum801/
Erum752,954/
Irom752,180/
Urum751,732/
Irun75920/
Yrum756/
Jrum750/
Airoume731/
Iorhuum731/
Irung676,408/
Gerum671,511/
Hirun67705/
Iorun67566/
Hurum67484/
Erume67441/
Ihrom67359/
Herum67355/
Yorum67338/
Irune67238/
Uyrum67175/
Irzun67136/
Jørum6784/
Jirun6781/
Irund6764/
Irgun6762/
Iruin6759/
Errum6747/
Uraum6743/
Hirom6738/
Girun6738/
Yirun6735/
Yirom6734/
Ijrom6731/
Hyrum6726/
Airun6723/
Isrun6720/
Jirom6719/
Ijrun6717/
Ergum6710/
Oyrum679/
Uhrum679/
Airumova678/
Ajrum676/
Airom675/
Hierzoum674/
Eroum673/
Esrum672/
Irunt672/
Uroum672/
Eerum671/
Ihrun671/
Erzum671/
Uruum671/
Eurum671/
Ierom671/
Ierun671/
Iroun671/
Eruim671/
Irhom671/
Hairuumm671/

Irum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irum in the Oriya language
ଇରୁମiruma-
Irum in the Hindi language
इरमirama66.67
ईरमirama16.67
इरूमiruma8.33
इरुमiruma8.33
Irum in the Marathi language
इरुमiruma62.5
इरूमiruma12.5
ईरूमiruma12.5
ईरुमiruma12.5

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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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  • 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 Irum
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