Masum Surname

5,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Masum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh87,4151:1,823180
Indonesia4,6671:28,3373,339
India3,1141:246,32814,327
Turkey2171:358,62422,434
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Thailand1841:383,90467,401
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
England781:714,33440,171
Iran761:1,010,29646,499
South Africa631:859,96456,669
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Masum (218,591) may also be a first name.

Masum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masum (Arabic: معصوم, Bengali: মাসুম, Georgian: მასუმ, Hindi: मासूम, Marathi: मासुम, Oriya: ମାସୁମ, Russian: Масум) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,849th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 75,488 people. Masum is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Masum reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,784th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 218,591 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 87,415 people, or 1 in 1,823. Beside Bangladesh this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Masum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Masum has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Masum last name grew 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Masum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Masum surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Masum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 88.77% less than the national average, earning €3,372 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.53% less than the national average, earning R 96,180 per year; in United States they earn 16.74% less than the national average, earning $35,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashum911,564/
Masoum911,308/
Maasum91266/
Maisum91176/
Mahsum91137/
Masume9173/
Matsum9162/
Masjum9160/
Massum9150/
Maesum9125/
Hmasum9123/
Ma'sum9121/
Masium9118/
Mausum9112/
Madsum9110/
Majsum917/
Masuum916/
Measum915/
Masaum913/
Masumd911/
Masutm911/
Mascum910/
Massoum831,375/
Maasoum83650/
Mausume83360/
Masoume83158/
Matsume8368/
Mashume8326/
Mahsoum8326/
Ma'shum8312/
Mahasum8311/
Mashuum839/
Matshum838/
Maisoum834/
Mashoum834/
Ma'asum834/
Mausuim833/
Maisume831/
Masgaum831/
Matsaum831/
Masaumt831/
Mashumd831/
Ma'soum831/
Masom80976/
Masun80772/
Mazum80727/
Majum80238/
Mosum8051/
Mesum8034/
Maxum8028/
Macum8010/
Masumova77204/
Mashhoum7750/
Matsaume7740/
Maissoum7722/
Matshume7715/
Matsumhe7712/
Maassoum774/
Mayssoum774/
Mahshoum773/
Mahsoume772/
Massoume772/
Mahashum771/
Masumová771/
Maushume771/
Maisoumg771/
Hmassoum771/
Maasoume771/
Maisoume771/
Masoom7314,310/
Maasom737,899/
Mahsun732,827/
Measom73450/
Maisun73376/
Mousum73363/
MacHum73283/
Maisom73280/
Mosume73252/
Masaun73246/
Massom73238/
Masune73233/
Masoun73199/
Masung73198/
Mashun73183/
Messum73176/
Masiun73170/
Matsun73163/
Mazuim73131/
Massun7391/
Masomh7386/
Masuin7381/
Madjum7368/
Maszun7358/
Mazoum7358/
Masgun7331/
Masjun7331/
Maxoum7324/
Ma'som7322/
Meesum7321/
Mossum7321/
Motsum7321/
Mashom7321/
Maysun7320/
Mayzum7320/
Masoem7318/
Mazumd7315/
Moshum7314/
Majsun7312/
Madsun7312/
Maijum7311/
Mausun7311/
Mhasom738/
Marzum737/
Mazume737/
Masund736/
Maysom735/
Mehsum735/
Moxsum734/
Mosoum734/
Majzum733/
Mohsum732/
Maujum732/
Mosium732/
Maasun732/
Majoum732/
Maazum732/
Majjum731/
Mauzom731/
MacIum731/
Matcum731/
Masunt731/
Maajum731/
Majeum731/
Maxsun731/
Maizum731/
Mesoum731/
Mosumg731/
Mazium731/
Majaum731/
Mesaum730/
Maxhum730/
Measun730/
Mahsumova7162/
Maysumova7117/
Massumova718/
Mausumova714/
Massuchim714/
Matshaume711/
Mousume673,245/
Meachum671,319/
Matchum67926/
Mahzoum67787/
Machume67752/
Mashoun67596/
Mahsoun67592/
Maichum67382/
Massung67254/
Mashung67231/
Matsune67213/
Mausoom67184/
Massoun67130/
Mashoom67100/
Motsume6799/
Mashune6797/
Maashom6779/
Machuim6775/
Maschun6774/
Massoom6762/
Mazaume6761/
Masoome6760/
Masuten6743/
Maysoun6735/
Masutin6733/
Maszuhn6733/
Mahajum6728/
Masuine6727/
Maasoom6723/
Maisoun6723/
Machzum6721/
Machaum6720/
Matsuin6712/
Maazoum6712/
Maisoom679/
Maisung679/
Ma'asom678/
Mahasumova678/
Mahshun677/
Mausung677/
Mossoum677/
Mausund676/
Maugiom676/
Madjoum675/
Masahun674/
Mashoem674/
Maysoom674/
Maajume674/
Mazoume674/
Moshume674/
Mashhun674/
Maishun673/
Matsung673/
Mattsun673/
Mehsoum673/
Mashaun673/
Mahasun672/
Mashhom671/
Mauzoom671/
Mathcum671/
Massune671/
MacHutm671/
Maaisun671/
Mozssum671/
Mojssum671/
Masound671/
Masount671/
Maugium671/
Mashgun671/
Machoum671/
Maissom671/
Majoume671/
Maizoum671/
Mahcoum671/
Mazhoum671/
Meassom671/
Mousoum671/
Mosaume671/
Mosoume671/
Moicaum671/
Masuung671/
Meysoum671/
Maassom671/
Moisoum671/
Masuing671/
Masoung671/
Maussom671/
Maachum670/
Maycaum670/
Meshaum670/

Masum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masum in the Georgian language
მასუმmasum-
Masum in the Bengali language
মাসুমmasuma90.48
মাছুমmachuma9.52
Masum in the Hindi language
मासूमmasuma86.67
मासुमmasuma12.36
मसूमmasuma0.67
मसुमmasuma0.18
मसूंmasum0.02
माशूमmasuma0.02
माशुमmasuma0.02
Masum in the Oriya language
ମାସୁମmasuma84.11
ମାସୁମ୍masum9.35
ମସୁମmasuma3.74
ମାସୂମmasuma0.93
ମାସୁନmasuna0.93
ମାଶୁମmasuma0.93
Masum in the Marathi language
मासुमmasuma66.64
मासूमmasuma29.36
मसुमmasuma0.32
माशूमmasuma0.05
मासेमmasema0.05
बसुbasu0.05
मसूमmasuma0.05
मसूदmasuda0.05
मसूंmasum0.05
मासुमाmasuma0.05
मासुनीmasuni0.05
मुसुमmusuma0.05
Masum in the Russian language
Масумmasum-
Masum in the Arabic language
معصومmswm-

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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 Masum
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