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) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Perum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Perum live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Perum is also the 1,171,416th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 69 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 2,644,984. In Indonesia it is most common in: Banten, where 98 percent reside and Papua, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Perum occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Malaysia, where 12 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Perum
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