Jerum Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

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

Jerum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jerum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Jerum (876) may also be a first name.

Jerum Last Name Facts

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

Jerum (Bengali: জেরুম, Hindi: जेरूम, Marathi: जेरुम, Oriya: େଜରୁମ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Jerum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Jerum are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 274,802nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 876 people.

Jerum is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Jerum is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 35 percent live, Kaduna, where 24 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 18 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerrum9179/
Jearum9158/
Jerume9145/
Jeyrum911/
Jeroum911/
Jesrum910/
Erum892,954/
Djeroum8396/
Jægerum8329/
Jeraume8310/
Jerroum839/
Jerhoum836/
Jerom801,805/
Gerum801,511/
Serum80748/
Herum80355/
Errum8047/
Jerun8030/
Yerum8025/
Jirum8024/
Ergum8010/
Cerum804/
Eroum803/
Zerum802/
Eruim801/
Jeruchim7729/
Jeruchem774/
Djerhoum772/
Djerroum771/
Ijereume771/
Jerrom73417/
Erroum73136/
Gehrum73118/
Gierum7365/
Herzum7363/
Jairum7337/
Seerum7328/
Heroum7321/
Cherum7317/
Getrum7315/
Jerung7314/
Gerume7310/
Zeroum735/
Jiroum735/
Jeroom735/
Sereum735/
Serrum735/
Jeroem734/
Kherum734/
Yerrum734/
Jayrum734/
Gerðum733/
Jeromm733/
Sehrum733/
Jitrum733/
Seraum732/
Geroum732/
Zehrum731/
Ergoum731/
Zerume731/
Jehrun731/
Gerumg731/
Jeerom731/
Geruim731/
Seroum731/
Jearom731/
Erhoum731/
Cerhum731/
Geirum731/
Seruim731/
Jergun730/
Heyrum730/
Hetrum730/
Gerhoum67525/
Erun67147/
Geraume6713/
Jeerung6712/
Jerusen673/
Gerusem673/
Djeroun672/
Jeeroun672/
Gerumme671/
Jerroom671/
Cheurum671/
Kheruim671/
Ehirume671/
Cheroum671/
Gerroum671/
Kheroum671/
Chearum671/
Cherrum671/
Jaitrum671/
Jeeraun671/
Jeeroom671/
Gerhume671/
Jesrune670/

Jerum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jerum in the Bengali language
জেরুমjeruma-
Jerum in the Oriya language
େଜରୁମejaruma-
Jerum in the Marathi language
जेरुमjeruma61.54
जेरूमjeruma30.77
जेरमjerama7.69
Jerum in the Hindi language
जेरूमjeruma50
जेरुमjeruma50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jerum
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