Northum Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Northum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Northum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Northum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Northum is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Northum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Northum is the 1,403,590th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Northum reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States Northum is primarily found in: California, where 46 percent reside, Texas, where 29 percent reside and Arkansas, where 5 percent reside.

Northum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Northum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Northum last name grew 969 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Northum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Northum are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

Northum earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.72% more than the national average, earning $54,246 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nortum9247/
Northun8610/
Northom860/
Nortun7740/
Nortom771/
Nartum771/
Northon71212/
Nordtun7183/
Northausen7140/
Nortune7126/
Nortung7118/
Nartume713/
Norrthon6769/
Nurtumova631/
Norton62125,290/
Nartun6267/
Nartom622/
Nartgun57117/
Norhton5714/
Noorton571/
Noirton571/
Nartund571/
Nortton570/
Norrton570/
Nartung570/
Nourton570/

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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 Northum
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