Jerums Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Jerums Surname User-submission:

The Jerums surname comes from the Latvian word meaning 'lamb'.

Jerums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia241:85,41912,616
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Jērums (1) are calculated separately.

Jerums Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Jerums surname comes from the Latvian word meaning 'lamb'.

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Jerums Last Name Facts

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

Jerums is found most frequently in Latvia. It may occur in the variant forms: Jērums. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerums? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jerums is the 2,843,861st most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Jerums reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Latvia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 85,419. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 75 percent are found, Vidzeme, where 17 percent are found and Latgale, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Jerums Last Name Statistics demography

Jerums earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jērums941/
Jereums921/
Jeruns831/
Jeroms831/
Jerroms771/
Eruns730/
Jerusins711/
Seruns674/
Geruns673/
Yerims671/
Hieroms6224/
Zehruns621/
Serruns621/
Heerooms5769/
Hiroms5060/
Serunz501/

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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 Jerums
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