Marlum Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Marlum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Marlum (31) may also be a first name.
Marlum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marlum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marlum is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marlum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Marlum reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 31 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Marlum is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent live and Yobe, where 50 percent live. Beside Nigeria Marlum occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marloum | 92 | 6 | / |
| Marlun | 83 | 16 | / |
| Marlom | 83 | 6 | / |
| Marliun | 77 | 28 | / |
| Marloom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marloun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marlung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marlund | 77 | 0 | / |
| Marloune | 71 | 19 | / |
| Marlaune | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marlon | 67 | 1,485 | / |
| Marellung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mearlon | 62 | 27 | / |
| Marleon | 62 | 11 | / |
| Marllon | 62 | 9 | / |
| Morlund | 62 | 6 | / |
| Marlonn | 62 | 2 | / |
| Marloon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Marhlon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marloen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morluun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marillon | 57 | 16 | / |
| Morillom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maurillon | 53 | 163 | / |
| Morlon | 50 | 1,009 | / |
| Morlón | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Marlum
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