Malum Surname
Approximately 3,485 people bear this surname
Malum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,471 | 1:71,689 | 5,158 |
| Papua New Guinea | 361 | 1:22,586 | 2,457 |
| Cameroon | 303 | 1:68,545 | 8,621 |
| Norway | 95 | 1:54,129 | 7,765 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Malum (3,244) may also be a first name.
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Malum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malum (Bengali: মালুম, Hindi: मालूम, Marathi: मालुम, Russian: Малум) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Malum.
How Common Is The Last Name Malum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 129,901st most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,091,118 people. Malum occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Malum live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Malum is also the 125,823rd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,244 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,471 people, or 1 in 71,689. In Nigeria Malum is most numerous in: Yobe, where 33 percent are found, Borno, where 30 percent are found and Gombe, where 13 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Malum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Malum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 152 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Malum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Malum are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Malum earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 12.91% less than the national average, earning 301,413 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malum in the Bengali language | ||
| মালুম | maluma | - |
| Malum in the Hindi language | ||
| मालूम | maluma | 60.53 |
| मालुम | maluma | 28.95 |
| मलूम | maluma | 7.89 |
| मलुम | maluma | 2.63 |
| Malum in the Marathi language | ||
| मालुम | maluma | 50 |
| मालूम | maluma | 30 |
| मलुम | maluma | 20 |
| Malum in the Russian language | ||
| Малум | malum | - |
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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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- 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 Malum
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