Orum Surname

219,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,860 people bear this surname

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

Orum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0021:361,73532,234
Iran2131:360,48123,887
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Canada721:511,74443,418
England651:857,20145,134
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Wales251:123,7819,267
Denmark181:313,59522,770
India181:42,614,743461,117
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Örum (22), Orüm (2) & Örüm (999) are calculated separately.

Orum (150) may also be a first name.

Orum Last Name Facts

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

Orum (Hindi: ओरुम, Marathi: फ़ोरुम, Russian: Орум) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Örum, Orüm or Örüm. For other potential spellings of Orum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orum? popularity and diffusion

Orum is the 219,780th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,918,035 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Orum live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Orum is also the 752,187th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 150 people.

The surname Orum is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,002 people, or 1 in 361,735. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Alabama, where 16 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Orum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Orum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Orum last name expanded 835 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Orum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Orum surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Orum surname are 9.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning $36,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $47,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Örum9222/
Orüm922/
Orume891,352/
Gorum89804/
Ourum89327/
Horum89140/
Ohrum8956/
Oerum8931/
Oyrum899/
Orgum896/
Oroum893/
Osrum892/
Oruum892/
Oorum891/
Orzum891/
Oreum891/
Orhum891/
Orrum890/
Örüm83999/
Horzum802,154/
Hotrum80298/
Horhum8075/
Gorhum8056/
Gorgum8043/
Goraum8027/
Horrum8023/
Goroum8018/
Hoirum807/
Ourume804/
Goruim804/
Gorrum802/
Goorum802/
Outrum801/
Gourum801/
Horoum801/
Orusme801/
Ouroum801/
Gohrum801/
Oraume801/
Orumne801/
Goyrum801/
Hourum800/
Horeum800/
Arum7514,258/
Orun755,833/
Erum752,954/
Orom752,153/
Urum751,732/
Oruń756/
Houroum7312/
Horhoum734/
Ouroume732/
Orumova731/
Otroume731/
Gorgoum731/
Orgun672,855/
Harum672,405/
Gorun671,798/
Orhun671,691/
Gurum671,440/
Horun671,205/
Hurum67484/
Herum67355/
Orung67335/
Aarum67310/
Argum67261/
Arume67260/
Arzum67243/
Uyrum67175/
Garum67166/
Aurum67111/
Aroum6785/
Oraun6777/
Arrum6772/
Ourom6769/
Oroun6753/
Orrom6750/
Errum6747/
Uraum6743/
Ahrum6731/
Orune6723/
Horuń6723/
Urume6716/
Atrum6713/
Gourroum6711/
Arhum6710/
Orunk6710/
Uhrum679/
Oruun679/
Asrum678/
Goruń677/
Ourun676/
Areum676/
Orzun676/
Araum676/
Uorun674/
Orhom674/
Oorun674/
Aerum673/
Urumd673/
Horom672/
Arumh672/
Aruum672/
Uroum672/
Oroom671/
Oruhn671/
Orund671/
Eerum671/
Uruum671/
Eruim671/
Uorom671/
Orrun671/
Orhoumgh671/
Orunn671/
Oğrun671/
Orunc671/
Eurum671/
Aruim671/
Oruin670/

Orum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orum in the Hindi language
ओरुमoruma-
Orum in the Marathi language
फ़ोरुमforuma-
Orum in the Russian language
Орумorum-

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