Mum Surname
Approximately 2,770 people bear this surname
Mum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 891 | 1:87,342 | 7,838 |
| Egypt | 885 | 1:103,882 | 8,743 |
| India | 464 | 1:1,653,158 | 60,334 |
| Papua New Guinea | 192 | 1:42,467 | 5,174 |
| Cambodia | 69 | 1:224,451 | 3,174 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 92 | 1:545,855 | 37,602 |
Mum (5,684) may also be a first name.
Mum Demographics
Average Male Mum Height
177.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mum (Hindi: मुम, Marathi: मुम, Oriya: ମୁମ, Russian: Мум, Tibetan: མམ་) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mum? popularity and diffusion
Mum is the 157,844th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,630,883 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Mum live; 32 percent live in North Africa and 32 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Mum is also the 88,684th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 5,684 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 891 people, or 1 in 87,342. In Turkey Mum is most numerous in: Malatya Province, where 31 percent reside, Hatay Province, where 25 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent reside. Barring Turkey it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 32 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Mum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mum has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mum last name contracted 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mume | 86 | 6,466 | / |
| Mumm | 86 | 4,738 | / |
| Moum | 86 | 1,318 | / |
| Mhum | 86 | 599 | / |
| Muhm | 86 | 540 | / |
| Maum | 86 | 328 | / |
| Muim | 86 | 297 | / |
| Mumt | 86 | 162 | / |
| Meum | 86 | 154 | / |
| Mmum | 86 | 22 | / |
| Mumn | 86 | 8 | / |
| Muum | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hmum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mumd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mujm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mumg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Musm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mumh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mumc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muym | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mumme | 75 | 2,441 | / |
| Mhume | 75 | 1,227 | / |
| Maume | 75 | 1,181 | / |
| Moume | 75 | 1,020 | / |
| Musim | 75 | 470 | / |
| Mahum | 75 | 252 | / |
| Mutim | 75 | 140 | / |
| Mutem | 75 | 80 | / |
| Musem | 75 | 37 | / |
| Moumn | 75 | 18 | / |
| Mausm | 75 | 11 | / |
| Musme | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mohum | 75 | 8 | / |
| Muhmm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mucim | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mumhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moumd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mautm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maumm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moujm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mujjm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mumng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maumd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moumm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meume | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mumzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mumne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mummd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mmgum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muimk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mumdd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mumdt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mumnn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mumck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mun | 67 | 763,976 | / |
| Mom | 67 | 89,046 | / |
| Mausim | 67 | 277 | / |
| Moutim | 67 | 151 | / |
| Muchim | 67 | 149 | / |
| Muchem | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mousim | 67 | 48 | / |
| Moumne | 67 | 47 | / |
| Muttem | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mussim | 67 | 23 | / |
| Muisim | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mausem | 67 | 21 | / |
| Muitim | 67 | 19 | / |
| Meutem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Moutem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Museem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mahaum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mauhmm | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muteem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Muñ | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mhumhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mousem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muttim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mautim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muthym | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouhme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hmhoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mausme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maummd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moujjm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzsim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mussem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mumova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mumtht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musemt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moummd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moucim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouhmd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhhmd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meeoum | 67 | 1 | / |
Mum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mum in the Tibetan language | ||
| མམ་ | mam | - |
| Mum in the Marathi language | ||
| मुम | muma | - |
| Mum in the Hindi language | ||
| मुम | muma | 89.47 |
| मूम | muma | 7.89 |
| मुम् | mum | 1.32 |
| Mum in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁମ | muma | 65 |
| ମୁମ୍ | mum | 25 |
| ମୁମୁର୍ | mumur | 10 |
| Mum in the Russian language | ||
| Мум | mum | - |
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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 Mum
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