Jhum Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Jhum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jhum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Jhum (1,341) may also be a first name.

Jhum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jhum (Hindi: झूम, Oriya: ଝୁମ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jhum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname Jhum is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Jhum are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 214,466th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,341 people.

The last name Jhum is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Excluding Egypt Jhum exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahum8938/
Johum8938/
Jhaum8933/
Jihum895/
Jhumm894/
Jhume891/
Jum861,829/
Ajhoum80170/
Ojhaum807/
Jichum802/
Eijhum801/
Ajkhum801/
Jaum751,356/
Jume75876/
Ojum75703/
Ujum75315/
Ejum75307/
Ijum75144/
Joum75126/
Djum7595/
Jium7581/
Ihum7567/
Juum7545/
Zhum7539/
Juim7531/
Hium7525/
Hyum7524/
Ehum7523/
Jhom7514/
Jumm7514/
Hsum7513/
Jumt755/
Jeum755/
Yhum752/
Jyum751/
Juhm751/
Jjum751/
Jutm751/
Juym751/
Jujm751/
Hzum751/
Jitchum7376/
Jaume675,169/
Jusme671,594/
Djoum67980/
Hoium67502/
Dzhum67486/
Sahum67234/
Joume67209/
Hoyum67170/
Høyum6794/
Jihom6793/
Echum6784/
Djume6783/
Sohum6771/
Jijum6770/
Hæsum6750/
Ajjum6744/
Hijum6734/
Jumme6727/
Tjaum6721/
Ihoum6718/
Heyum6717/
Ijuim6714/
Ejoum6710/
Høium6710/
Ihume679/
Aijum677/
Yahum677/
Hujum675/
Ajium675/
Juumm674/
Yohum674/
Hzoum674/
Yojum673/
Zhume673/
Ijjum673/
Ojumd673/
Ehoum673/
Jeume672/
Hojum672/
Djeum672/
Jægum672/
Jyjum671/
Jhoom671/
Ayjum671/
Gihum671/
Gujum671/
Yhume671/
Ichum671/
Ijume671/
Ejaum671/
Huyum671/
Jumhe671/
Tjoum671/
Hyume671/
Ohyum671/
Eajum671/
Jhomm671/
Jummh671/
Juime671/
Hzumh671/

Jhum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jhum in the Oriya language
ଝୁମjhuma89.41
ଝୂମjhuma7.65
ଝୁମାଇଁjhuma'im2.16
ଝୁମ୍jhum0.39
ଝୁନୁjhunu0.2
Jhum in the Hindi language
झूमjhuma50
झुमjhuma48.89
झमूjhamu1.11

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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 Jhum
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