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) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pelum.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelum is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pelum reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pelum is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name internationally, held by 17 people.

The last name Pelum is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 20 percent are found, Indiana, where 20 percent are found and Ohio, where 20 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Pelum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pelum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pelum surname grew 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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