Mahum Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mahum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Mahum (561) may also be a first name.

Mahum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahum (Hindi: महूम, Marathi: माहुम, Tibetan: དམར་ཁུམ།) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mahum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahum? popularity and diffusion

Mahum is the 1,009,375th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Mahum reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 354,811th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 561 people.

The surname Mahum is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Barring The DR Congo Mahum occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Turkey, where 10 percent are found.

Mahum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mahum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mahum last name contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahyum9169/
Mahjum9151/
Mahuem9115/
Mahaum919/
Maihum917/
Mahumm911/
Mahm891,200/
Mhum89599/
Maum89328/
Mahajum8328/
Maham8011,705/
Mhume801,227/
Maume801,181/
Majum80238/
Mayum80134/
Maium8040/
Mahym8037/
Mausm8011/
Mohum808/
Mathm802/
Mautm801/
Maumm801/
Meahm801/
Maumd801/
Mhuem801/
Maahm801/
Mam7533,855/
Mum752,770/
Maihom731,203/
Mahjam73325/
Mauyam73254/
Mahjom73237/
Mayham73208/
Mahyam73186/
Mahamm73161/
Mahjem73127/
Mayoum7348/
Maihim7328/
Maathm7328/
Mayehm7325/
Mahaam7324/
Mahaim7316/
Mayuom739/
Mayhem737/
Mauhmm737/
Mhumhe736/
Maheim736/
Maiham735/
Mahiam735/
Mahmmh733/
Mayume733/
M'Aham732/
Mayhom732/
Hmhoum732/
Majoum732/
Mayaum732/
Maioum732/
Maujhm732/
Mahiem731/
Mausme731/
Maummd731/
Mathme731/
Maaham731/
Mujahm731/
Mauyem731/
Maajum731/
Mahmme731/
Mathmm731/
Majaum731/
Mahjim731/
Mayhim730/
Mame6721,717/
Mume676,466/
Mumm674,738/
Hmam673,151/
Moum671,318/
Maam671,262/
Maim671,085/
Mamd67625/
Muhm67540/
Meam67505/
Muim67297/
Mham67290/
Mumt67162/
Meum67154/
Maem67102/
Mamm6796/
Mmam6775/
Mamh6774/
Mahajam6747/
Mhaiham6743/
Majm6741/
Mamt6733/
Mhom6723/
Mmum6722/
Masm6721/
Mgam6715/
Mahammt6711/
Mahaime679/
Muem679/
Mahajom679/
Mhayham678/
Maym676/
M'Am675/
Muum675/
Maajume674/
Mamì674/
Maumova673/
Mahthmm673/
Mahaham672/
Mahayam672/
Mayoume672/
Hmum672/
Mumd672/
Matm672/
Mahamdd672/
Maihamd671/
Mayhame671/
Mhaihem671/
Mujm671/
Mmahame671/
Mgum671/
Musm671/
Mauyamd671/
Mahajim671/
Majoume671/
Maïm671/
Mumh671/
Maihome671/
Muym671/
Mayumme671/
Hmahatm671/

Mahum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahum in the Tibetan language
དམར་ཁུམ།markhum-
Mahum in the Hindi language
महूमmahuma92.86
महुमmahuma7.14
Mahum in the Marathi language
माहुमmahuma50
महुमmahuma50

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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 Mahum
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