Pagum Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Pagum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pagum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Pagum (20) may also be a first name.

Pagum Last Name Facts

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

Pagum (Hindi: पागुं, Marathi: पागम) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pagum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Pagum live; 40 percent live in Oceania Islands and 40 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Pagum is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 50 percent live, Western Highlands, where 30 percent live and Morobe, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Pagum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pagum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pagum surname fell 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pagum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pagum surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Pagum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pangum91171/
Pagoum9110/
Paugum913/
Pagumg913/
Phagum912/
Pagume911/
Peagum911/
Panngum838/
Pangoum831/
Pegum80127/
Pagun8080/
Pagom8014/
Pagumgue774/
Pagung731,803/
Phagun7389/
Pagune7347/
Pagunk736/
Pagaun736/
Pagunt735/
Pongum735/
Puigum734/
Pagund734/
Pangun732/
Pagunq731/
Paygom731/
Phagom731/
Peghum731/
Pegoum731/
Peagun730/
Pougoum67193/
Phongum6731/
Paingun679/
Phaggun676/
Paigung676/
Paghung674/
Paghoun671/
Paggung671/
Panggun671/
Pongoum671/
Pagutin671/
Phaguun671/
Phagune671/
Paghaun671/
Peghuim671/

Pagum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pagum in the Hindi language
पागुंpagum-
Pagum in the Marathi language
पागमpagama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pagum
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