Nurum Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

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

Nurum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1761:46,3285,742
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Ñurum (1) are calculated separately.

Nurum (493) may also be a first name.

Nurum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nurum (Bengali: নুরুম, Hindi: नूरूम, Marathi: नुरुम, Oriya: ନୁରୁମ, Russian: Нурум) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms: Ñurum. For other possible spellings of Nurum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Nurum are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Nurum is also the 382,601st most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 493 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 46,328. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 49 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 43 percent are found and National Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ñurum931/
Nhurum9189/
Nurzum9178/
Nnurum9158/
Ngurum9137/
Naurum918/
Nusrum911/
Naurume8319/
Nnureum835/
Norum802,221/
Nurun801,575/
Nirum80105/
Nurom801/
Nurumova771,419/
Nourzoum779/
Ngouroum773/
Nurhusim771/
Nurung734,991/
Nnorum73178/
Nnurom7315/
Ngurun7313/
Nurgun7311/
Nuraun7310/
Nuhrom738/
Naurun737/
Noroum735/
Nutrun734/
Nhurun731/
Nuruin731/
Nourom731/
Norzum731/
Hnurun731/
Nurune731/
Nuroom731/
Norrum730/
Norhum730/
Nauruhn6736/
Nurusen6726/
Nnoroum6715/
Nurahun679/
Nouroun677/
Hnurung677/
Nurusin671/
Nourung671/
Nurungg671/
Naurhun671/

Nurum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurum in the Bengali language
নুরুমnuruma-
Nurum in the Oriya language
ନୁରୁମnuruma-
Nurum in the Marathi language
नुरुमnuruma-
Nurum in the Hindi language
नूरूमnuruma28.57
नुरूमnuruma28.57
नुरुमnuruma28.57
नूरुमnuruma14.29
Nurum in the Russian language
Нурумnurum-

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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 Nurum
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