Palum Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

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

Palum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Palum (106) may also be a first name.

Palum Last Name Facts

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

Palum (Hindi: पलूम, Marathi: पलूम, Oriya: ପାଲୁମ୍) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palum is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Palum live; 65 percent live in Oceania Islands and 65 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Palum is also the 915,176th most widely held given name internationally, held by 106 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: New Ireland, where 33 percent live, East New Britain, where 25 percent live and Madang, where 24 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Palum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Palum last name increased 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palum surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Palum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.38% less than the national average, earning $36,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palume91174/
Pallum9150/
Palium9148/
Phalum9120/
Palaum9110/
Paluim919/
Palyum916/
Paleum911/
Patlum911/
Paylum911/
Paloum911/
Palgum911/
Paloume8313/
Phalume837/
Palusme834/
Paulumd833/
Pallium833/
Palloum831/
Palun80433/
Palom80239/
Polum80224/
Pelum807/
Paulusme771/
Palloume771/
Pollum73253/
Palung73244/
Paulun73226/
Polume7392/
Poolum7380/
Phalom7369/
Pailom7341/
Palyun7340/
Pailun7326/
Pallom7323/
Palgun7321/
Paluin7313/
Paalun7312/
Patlun7312/
Palune738/
Palhun737/
Phalun736/
Paloun736/
Paslun735/
Pealun734/
Pealom733/
Paulom733/
Pelaum732/
Pelumm732/
Palunk732/
Paliun732/
Pallun731/
Pholum731/
Poloum731/
Puilum731/
Pahlun731/
Peluum731/
Paluun731/
Paylom731/
Pelhum731/
Paleun730/
Peluim730/
Palaumova71100/
Phailom67341/
Phalung67185/
Pauluhn67149/
Phalgun6735/
Palutin6729/
Pallung6713/
Polusme675/
Palhoun674/
Pallund674/
Paloung672/
Palaung672/
Palusin672/
Phollum671/
Peelium671/
Pailung671/
Paliung671/
Polaume671/
Phellum671/
Pallaun671/
Paluine671/
Paluhyn671/
Paulyun671/
Patlune671/
Patlung671/
Polumne671/
Pouloum671/
Palutyn671/
Paylunk670/
Paulune670/
Phelium670/

Palum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palum in the Hindi language
पलूमpaluma-
Palum in the Marathi language
पलूमpaluma-
Palum in the Oriya language
ପାଲୁମ୍palum50
ପାଲୁମpaluma50

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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 Palum
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