Mayum Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mayum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India181:42,614,743461,117
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mayum (251) may also be a first name.

Mayum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mayum (Bengali: ময়ুম, Hindi: मयूम, Marathi: मयुम) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mayum.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Mayum are found; 38 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Mayum is also the 562,655th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 251 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Mayum is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 88 percent live, National Capital District, where 6 percent live and Morobe, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Mayum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mayum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mayum last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahyum9169/
Mayoum9148/
Mayuom919/
Mayume913/
Mayaum912/
Maum89328/
Maym896/
Mayoume832/
Mayumme831/
Mayom8028,091/
Mayun802,608/
Mayam801,238/
Maume801,181/
Mayim80356/
Mahum80252/
Majum80238/
Mayem80159/
Mayme80147/
Meyum8043/
Maium8040/
Mahym8037/
Mausm8011/
Maytm801/
Mautm801/
Maumm801/
Maumd801/
Mayïm801/
Maymm801/
Mahyun73420/
Mausim73277/
Mauyam73254/
Mayham73208/
Mahyam73186/
Mayeme7398/
Mayoun7396/
Mayung7388/
Mayime7354/
Mahjum7351/
Mayame7338/
Mayehm7325/
Mayuon7325/
Mausem7321/
Mayune7315/
Mahuem7315/
Mahaum739/
Hmayun738/
Maiyom738/
Mayuun738/
Mayhem737/
Mauhmm737/
Maihum737/
Mayamm735/
Mayome734/
Mayeem734/
Mmayem734/
Mayemg733/
Mautim733/
Mmayam733/
Mayesm733/
Mayhom732/
Mayhun732/
Mayoom732/
Meyoum732/
Maytem732/
Majoum732/
Maioum732/
Maujhm732/
Mahumm731/
Mausme731/
Maummd731/
Mhayem731/
Mayiom731/
Mauyem731/
Mayamg731/
Maajum731/
Mayiem731/
Maumne731/
Majaum731/
Mayhim730/
Maun676,481/
Moum671,318/
Maim671,085/
Mayn67548/
Meam67505/
Muim67297/
Moym67208/
Myem67200/
Meum67154/
Maem67102/
Mayaune6745/
Majm6741/
Mahajum6728/
Mahayun6719/
Mayoung6718/
Muem679/
Mhayham678/
Mayoune677/
Mayaung677/
Maajume674/
Maumova673/
Mauseem672/
Mahayam672/
Hmayoun672/
Mayssem672/
Mayeaun671/
Mayhame671/
Maymova671/
Mujm671/
Mauyamd671/
Mauyamk671/
Mayamnk671/
Majoume671/
Mayã671/
Muym671/
Mayhune670/

Mayum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mayum in the Bengali language
ময়ুমmayuma-
Mayum in the Marathi language
मयुमmayuma61.54
मायुमmayuma38.46
Mayum in the Hindi language
मयूमmayuma50
मायूमmayuma27.78
मयुमmayuma11.11
मायुमmayuma5.56
कय्यूमkayyuma5.56

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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 Mayum
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