Pelum Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pelum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pelum (17) may also be a first name.

Pelum Last Name Facts

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

Pelum (Oriya: େପଲୁମ) is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelum is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Pelum occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pelum live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

Pelum is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Pelum is most prevalent in: Florida, where 20 percent live, Indiana, where 20 percent live and Ohio, where 20 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Pelum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelum Last Name Statistics demography

Pelum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petlum9138/
Pelaum912/
Pelumm912/
Peluum911/
Pelhum911/
Peluim910/
Phetlum8316/
Peelium831/
Petlhum831/
Pettlum831/
Pelusme831/
Phellum831/
Phelium830/
Pelun80232/
Polum80224/
Palum80158/
Pelom8051/
Pilum803/
Phelusme771/
Peluchim771/
Pelung73338/
Pollum73253/
Pallum7350/
Palium7348/
Pelaun7346/
Phalum7320/
Peluun7313/
Palaum7310/
Paluim739/
Palyum736/
Pealun734/
Pealom733/
Pelhun733/
Piolum731/
Pholum731/
Pelune731/
Paylum731/
Paleum731/
Petlun731/
Puilum731/
Pitlum731/
Peilun731/
Phelom730/
Phelun730/
Petlund6753/
Pallium673/
Petlung671/
Phollum671/
Petlaun671/
Pelusin671/
Peloune671/
Pheluin671/
Phelung671/
Pelhunk670/
Phillum670/

Pelum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pelum in the Oriya language
େପଲୁମepaluma-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pelum
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