Ledum Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Norway

Ledum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
Norway191:270,64728,127
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ledum (850) may also be a first name.

Ledum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ledum (Russian: Ледум) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ledum is the 945,594th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ledum live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ledum is also the 279,628th most common first name globally It is held by 850 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria Ledum is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 95 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 3 percent reside and Ogun, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Ledum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ledum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ledum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ledum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning 277,907 kr per year and in United States they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning $58,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leadum9127/
Ledoum915/
Ledume915/
Loedum915/
Leedum915/
Leddum912/
Ledumh911/
Ledaum910/
Leaddum832/
Ledun80304/
Ledom80188/
Lidum80102/
Lodum8078/
Lydum8049/
Ladum8043/
Leedom731,507/
Ledune73262/
Ledung73227/
Lidume73119/
Leidun7334/
Lodoum7317/
Laduim7316/
Ledunc7315/
Lidoum7315/
Ledeun736/
Hladum734/
Ladaum734/
Ledoun734/
Leduin733/
Leadom732/
Lodaum731/
Loduum731/
Lydoum731/
Ledunt731/
Lehdom730/
Liedom730/
Leidom730/
Laidoum6750/
Leduncq6712/
Ledugne677/
Lejdung675/
Lodhaum674/
Leidhun673/
Ladhoum672/
Liaddum671/
Lahdoum671/
Leadhom671/
Ledoung671/

Ledum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ledum in the Russian language
Ледумledum-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ledum
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