Norum Surname

190,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Norum Surname User-submission:

Norum is a Norwegian surname with two separate origins. The first one has the meaning 'on the north side'. The other meaning stems from Norse, nóreimr. This is a compound word, with nór meaning 'narrow strait' or 'narrow terrain' and eimr meaning 'home'.

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Norum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,1801:4,358400
United States5501:659,01652,733
Papua New Guinea1721:47,4055,884
Canada1591:231,73322,208
Sweden861:114,4978,198
England251:2,228,72284,230
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Norum (40) may also be a first name.

Norum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Norum is a Norwegian surname with two separate origins. The first one has the meaning 'on the north side'. The other meaning stems from Norse, nóreimr. This is a compound word, with nór meaning 'narrow strait' or 'narrow terrain' and eimr meaning 'home'. Thus, the meaning is 'the home at the narrow strait'.

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A Norwegian surname meaning 'on the north side'. The stem of the word is nor, meaning 'north'. The suffix -um is an old dative case ending in Norse. The dative case is no longer used in modern Norwegian, but the suffix remains in many topographical names.

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Norum Last Name Facts

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

Norum (Russian: Норум) is found most frequently in Norway. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 190,124th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,281,200 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Norum reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia. Norum is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 1,180 people, or 1 in 4,358. In Norway Norum is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent reside, Central Norway, where 24 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 17 percent reside. Not including Norway Norum exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Norum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Norum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 9,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Norum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norum surname are 11.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Norum earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning 355,399 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning $52,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $46,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnorum91178/
Ngorum9114/
Noroum915/
Norzum911/
Norrum910/
Norhum910/
Nnoroum8315/
Ngorgum831/
Narum801,069/
Norom80227/
Nurum80226/
Nerum8080/
Norun8022/
Nourzoum779/
Ngouroum773/
Norumova771/
Nnorom7319,591/
Norzom73401/
Nasrum73305/
Nhurum7389/
Nurzum7378/
Nnurum7358/
Naroum7354/
Ngarum7354/
Ngurum7337/
Nahrum7335/
Noorun7334/
Noirun7332/
Notrun7330/
Ngorun7310/
Norung7310/
Naurum738/
Narrum738/
Nörrum737/
Nnerum736/
Naerum736/
Norunh734/
Naruum734/
Nnarum733/
Narume733/
Nuorom733/
Norrom732/
Nnorun731/
Nusrum731/
Nourom731/
Nareum731/
Neroum731/
Norunt731/
Natrum731/
Narumm731/
Neerum731/
Naraum731/
Norhun731/
Noroun730/
Noirung67117/
Naurume6719/
Noorung6719/
Naroume6710/
Norahun677/
Hnoorun677/
Nouroun677/
Nnureum675/
Ngoirun674/
Nnoreun674/
Noyrung674/
Norrhun673/
Nnoroem673/
Nasroum673/
Narruhm672/
Ngoorun671/
Ngaroum671/
Narhaum671/
Nharume671/
Norrhom671/
Nooroun671/
Noireun671/
Noreung671/
Nnoroom671/
Noroung671/
Naharum671/
Narroum671/
Nourung671/

Norum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Norum in the Russian language
Норумnorum-

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