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

Isum (Hindi: ईसुम, Marathi: ईसुम, Oriya: ଇସୁମ, Russian: Исум) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Isum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most commonly used surname worldwide, 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 frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 4,460 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 48,825. In Papua New Guinea Isum is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 77 percent reside, Hela, where 18 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Isum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Isum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 those bearing the Isum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% 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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