Perum Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Perum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Perum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
India191:40,371,862445,856
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Perum (69) may also be a first name.

Perum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Perum (Marathi: पॅरुम, Russian: Перум) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Perum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perum? popularity and diffusion

Perum is the 1,955,159th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Perum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Perum live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 69 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 2,644,984. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Banten, where 98 percent live and Papua, where 2 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrum9198/
Perrum913/
Perume913/
Pergum912/
Pehrum911/
Perđum911/
Pearum911/
Perhum910/
Phearum837/
Perusim831/
Perusem831/
Pethrum830/
Perun802,949/
Parum80656/
Perom80138/
Peruń80104/
Pyrum8014/
Porum806/
Pirum803/
Perumova7724/
Peruchim774/
Petrun73817/
Peerun73546/
Peruin73370/
Phirum73189/
Pierun7382/
Perhun7371/
Perung7367/
Pergun7363/
Perđun7352/
Pharum7335/
Pieruń7327/
Piorum7325/
Parhum7312/
Perrun7311/
Peraun734/
Peruun734/
Phorum733/
Pierom732/
Pojrum732/
Pherom732/
Peroun732/
Perune732/
Payrum731/
Piroum731/
Pereun731/
Poruim731/
Pairum731/
Parrum731/
Pohrum731/
Pearom730/
Perrom730/
Porrum730/
Pearun730/
Petrussem711/
Perusin67269/
Peroune67112/
Phearom6783/
Perzhun6773/
Petrung6772/
Perrune6770/
Phetrun6730/
Petrunt6717/
Peirung6710/
Perutin679/
Phearun678/
Petrune674/
Peerung671/
Petrunh671/
Petruin671/
Petrunk671/
Perhune671/
Pierrom671/
Pharuim671/
Perrung670/

Perum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Perum in the Marathi language
पॅरुमperuma50
पेरूमperuma25
पेरुमperuma25
Perum in the Russian language
Перумperum-

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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 Perum
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