Izum Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Izum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Izum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Izum (44) may also be a first name.

Izum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Izum occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Izum? popularity and diffusion

Izum is the 2,255,512th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Izum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Izum are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Izum is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name Izum is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 21 percent reside, Abia, where 19 percent reside and Enugu, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Izum occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and The Maldives, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Izume8947/
Gizum8935/
Izoum8920/
Aizum8915/
Iezum891/
Hizum891/
Izeum891/
Hizume801,228/
Hizoum80145/
Oizume8011/
Izgoum805/
Haizum803/
Aizeum801/
Huizum801/
Uzum751,082/
Isum75301/
Izun75175/
Ijum75144/
Ezum7553/
Icum7520/
Izom7510/
Üzum752/
Ixum751/
Haizoum73137/
Goizoum7319/
Izumova7314/
Gaizoum732/
Yizoume731/
Huzum671,667/
Isume67491/
Gizun67364/
Irzun67136/
Izgun67128/
Jijum6770/
Ishum6762/
Ezume6743/
Hijum6734/
Gisum6732/
Isgum6730/
Aisum6726/
Eisum6719/
Hizom6714/
Ijuim6714/
Izzun6713/
Gizuń6710/
Izhom677/
Aijum677/
Hisum677/
Uzzum677/
Hicum676/
Idzom675/
Issum674/
Jisum674/
Hierzoum674/
Ijjum673/
Isumn673/
Yzume673/
Išgum673/
Esium672/
Izuin672/
Jizun672/
Ezium671/
Ijume671/
Ichum671/
Idjum671/
Itsum671/
Uzhum671/
Erzum671/
Edzum671/
Ayzum671/
Egium671/
Eezum671/
Isoum671/
Yisum671/
Aizun671/
Yicum671/
Ižgum671/
Isaum671/
Hizun671/
Uzeum671/

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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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  • 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 Izum
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