Mallum Surname

84,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mallum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mallum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,3821:32,9142,730
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Mallum (2,915) may also be a first name.

Mallum Last Name Facts

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

Mallum (Hindi: मल्लूम) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mallum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,616th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,276,501 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mallum live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 134,501st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,915 people.

The last name Mallum is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,382 people, or 1 in 32,914. In Nigeria Mallum is mostly found in: Borno, where 34 percent reside, Adamawa, where 26 percent reside and Yobe, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Mallum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mallum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mallum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mallum last name is predominantly Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Mallum are 21.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Mallum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.45% more than the national average, earning R 440,688 per year and in United States they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $44,288 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malloum9232,643/
Mallume92133/
Mallium928/
Malleum921/
Malllum921/
Mallaum921/
Malum913,485/
Malloume8617/
Mailloum862/
Mallloum861/
Maloum839,130/
Mahlum831,113/
Malume83781/
Majlum83195/
Maluim83131/
Maslum83123/
Maalum83122/
Mailum83115/
Maylum8398/
Mallun8389/
Malaum8367/
Mallom8332/
Malium8324/
Matlum8324/
Mollum8323/
Maelum8317/
Malgum837/
Malumm833/
Mhalum832/
Malyum831/
Mealum831/
Malumd831/
Maluum831/
Maulum831/
Malhum831/
Maleum831/
Malumh831/
Maaloum773,323/
Mallaun77257/
Maloume77128/
Maaslum77122/
Maeloum7774/
Matloum7722/
Maehlum7721/
Molloum7720/
Mallung7710/
Masloum778/
Mahloum778/
Maslume777/
Mealoum774/
Mailoum774/
Malahum773/
Mahalum772/
Malhoum772/
Mahluhm771/
Majluim771/
M'Aloum771/
Ma'loum771/
Mallund771/
Malgoum771/
Matlumg771/
Maislum771/
Mahulum771/
Mahlium771/
Malloom771/
Malluin771/
Malusim771/
Malaume771/
Malumne771/
Maillom771/
Maullun770/
Malun73710/
Melum73584/
Malom73339/
Molum7349/
Maaloume7149/
Mathloum7110/
Maloumme718/
Mahalaum717/
Malloune716/
Mallaung715/
Mahaloum713/
Maludtem712/
Mahielum711/
Maâloume711/
Moulloum711/
Malhoume711/
Mailloun710/
Mallon6719,755/
Malung67806/
Malyun67658/
Mailom67537/
Mehlum67358/
Maloom67304/
Maslun67169/
Malune67143/
Maalom67121/
Mahlun67109/
Malund6783/
Malaun6780/
Maulom6780/
Maylun6771/
Maloun6764/
Majlumova6754/
Malunc6747/
Maliun6723/
Mailun6716/
Mallón6715/
Maluin6712/
Maulun6711/
Molume678/
Moulum677/
Melhum676/
Mollun676/
Moloum676/
Mallusing674/
Malgun674/
Moslum674/
Malhun674/
Melium673/
Maalun672/
Meelum672/
Meilum671/
Matlun671/
Moylum671/
Mollom671/
Maslúm671/
Maluun671/
Mhalom671/
Moleum671/
Molium671/
Mgalun671/
Malunn670/
Meylum670/
Maluhn670/
Maleun670/
Meleum670/

Mallum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mallum in the Hindi language
मल्लूमmalluma66.67
मल्लुमmalluma33.33

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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 Mallum
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