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

The surname Palum (Hindi: पलूम, Marathi: पलूम, Oriya: ପାଲୁମ୍) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Palum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Palum is the 1,385,851st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Palum reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Palum is also the 915,176th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 106 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 33 percent are found, East New Britain, where 25 percent are found and Madang, where 24 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Palum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Palum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Palum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Palum surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for 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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