Ploum Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ploum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ploum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5741:29,4204,854
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France41:16,605,680368,153
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ploum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ploum is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ploum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 501,935th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ploum reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Ploum is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 574 people, or 1 in 29,420. In The Netherlands Ploum is most frequent in: Limburg, where 79 percent live, South Holland, where 6 percent live and North Brabant, where 5 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Ploum Last Name Statistics demography

Ploum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ploume911/
Plum8911,137/
Plom89223/
Plume803,970/
Pluim801,750/
Pflum801,143/
Pluym80988/
Plaum80884/
Ploom80567/
Ploem80246/
Plumm80159/
Pluhm8061/
Pluem8047/
Phlum8045/
Plome8043/
Pluum8032/
Phlom8015/
Pleum802/
Plumd802/
Plumt802/
Plumk801/
Plomt800/
Pflom800/
Plomd800/
Pleoueme771/
Pflaum734,998/
Pflumm731,012/
Pellum73681/
Pluijm73368/
Pellom73232/
Pflomm73122/
Plount7389/
Pflume7372/
Phlaum7324/
Ploung7310/
Phloem737/
Pillum733/
Plumme732/
Phlomm731/
Ploehm731/
Plound731/
Plumbp731/
Pluhme731/
Bhplom731/
Pillom731/
Phleum731/
Pfloom730/
Ploune730/
Plotem730/
Plam67509/
Plun67350/
Plon67158/
Plüm67115/
Pflaume67115/
Pflyaum6760/
Pleutim6747/
Pellhum6737/
Phloiim6724/
Plonque6710/
Pillome675/
Plongue675/
Ployiem672/
Ploutyn672/
Plumova672/
Pillium671/
Pillume671/
Plumová671/
Pellium671/
Pfllaum671/
P'Pluem671/
Pellumd670/
Pellhom670/
Plouien670/
Pillhom670/

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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 Ploum
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