Isum Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

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

Isum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1671:48,8256,087
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Norway211:244,87126,357
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
India81:95,883,173728,828
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Isum (4,460) may also be a first name.

Isum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Isum (Hindi: ईसुम, Marathi: ईसुम, Oriya: ଇସୁମ, Russian: Исум) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Isum is the 891,661st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Isum live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 103,123rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 4,460 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 48,825. In Papua New Guinea Isum is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 77 percent live, Hela, where 18 percent live and Morobe, where 4 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Isum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Isum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Isum last name expanded 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Isum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Isum are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Isum earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning 360,743 kr per year and in United States they earn 32.64% less than the national average, earning $29,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isume89491/
Ishum8962/
Gisum8932/
Isgum8930/
Aisum8926/
Eisum8919/
Hisum897/
Jisum894/
Issum894/
Isumn893/
Isoum891/
Itsum891/
Yisum891/
Isaum891/
Itsume80396/
Issoum8077/
Jishum8042/
Aissum8030/
Issume8022/
Gissum8017/
Heisum806/
Haisum805/
Eissum803/
Aisume802/
Hissum801/
Ishume801/
Itshum801/
Isseum801/
Eishum801/
Hishum801/
Isom7513,512/
Esum75320/
Isun75229/
Ijum75144/
Usum75120/
Izum7571/
Icum7520/
Ixum751/
Ysum751/
Jsum751/
Hissoum73231/
Hitsume7386/
Hishoum7315/
Aissoum7314/
Gissoum732/
Issoume732/
Yidshum731/
Aishume731/
Ishom671,479/
Esume671,243/
Husum671,217/
Jisun671,100/
Issom67826/
Yisun67405/
Ishun67270/
Hisom67268/
Isung67228/
Isunc67211/
Easum67177/
Isoun67144/
Hesum6795/
Eisom6790/
Jijum6770/
Aisun6760/
Izume6747/
Gizum6735/
Hijum6734/
Isune6724/
Iosun6724/
Isund6724/
Aisom6723/
Izoum6720/
Aizum6715/
Ijuim6714/
Essum6712/
Gesum6712/
Jsaum679/
Esumh678/
Isaun678/
Aijum677/
Hisun676/
Ysume676/
Hicum676/
Yosum675/
Iseun674/
Eshum674/
Yssum674/
Ysaum673/
Ijjum673/
Gisun673/
Išgum673/
Isoom673/
Escum672/
Ihsun672/
Ussum672/
Esium672/
Issun672/
Ižgum671/
Isuin671/
Yicum671/
Ichum671/
Ijume671/
Isoem671/
Idsun671/
Usuhm671/
Etsum671/
Izeum671/
Eisun671/
Idjum671/
Hizum671/
Esoum671/
Iesun671/
Egium671/
Ezium671/
Aissoume671/
Ushum671/
Usaum671/
Iezum671/
Isunt670/

Isum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Isum in the Oriya language
ଇସୁମisuma-
Isum in the Marathi language
ईसुमisuma-
Isum in the Hindi language
ईसुमisuma62.5
इसुमisuma37.5
Isum in the Russian language
Исумisum-

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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 Isum
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