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Where Does The Last Name Plum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Plum (Russian: Плум) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant: Plüm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 46,551^st most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 654,354 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Plum live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. Plum is also the 606,684^th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 221 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 5,349 people, or 1 in 15,051. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Besides Germany Plum exists in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Plum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Plum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 55 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plum Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Plum surname are 13.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.48% registered with the party.

The amount Plum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.64% less than the national average, earning R 86,412 per year; in United States they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $43,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $49,107 CAD per year.