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Where Does The Last Name Lum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lum (Hindi: लूम, Oriya: ଲୁମ, Russian: Лум) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Lüm. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 12,513^th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 162,407 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Lum live; 26 percent live in Central Africa and 26 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 63,217^th most widely held first name in the world, held by 9,548 people.

Lum is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 12,615 people, or 1 in 28,732. In The United States Lum is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, Hawaii, where 29 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Lum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lum surname increased 1,757 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lum Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lum surname are 22.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Lum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 431.26% more than the national average, earning R 1,262,470 per year; in United States they earn 19.61% more than the national average, earning $51,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $56,756 CAD per year.