Prum Surname

294,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Prum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5721:633,66951,045
France3891:170,75226,566
Cambodia1661:93,2962,334
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Prüm (297) are calculated separately.

Prum (89) may also be a first name.

Prum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prum (Hindi: प्रूम, Russian: Прум) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Prüm. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 294,474th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,623,106 people. The last name Prum is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Prum live; 42 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Prum is also the 1,011,231st most common first name at a global level, held by 89 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 633,669. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 37 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Prum is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in France, where 30 percent are found and Cambodia, where 13 percent are found.

Prum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Prum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prum last name increased 5,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prum surname are 1.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Prum earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $48,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.75% less than the national average, earning $40,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prüm92297/
Pruim891,690/
Praum89182/
Proum8957/
Prumm8951/
Pruym8931/
Prume8924/
Phrum893/
Pruijm8013/
Proume804/
Pruimm802/
Prucem801/
Phrume801/
Prusim800/
Pruyme800/
Prom7538,703/
Prun75358/
Prussem738/
Pruisem731/
Phroume731/
Phrom671,282/
Pruyn67853/
Pruin67667/
Prümm67560/
Praun67407/
Proem67179/
Promm67139/
Preun67139/
Prune67128/
Proom6794/
Prund6765/
Prđun6741/
Praumová6740/
Prunt6735/
Prung6734/
Prunn6723/
Pruun6719/
Proun679/
Prunc675/
Pfrom674/
Prunh673/
Proumová673/
Bprom671/
Pruñe671/
Praumova671/
Prhom671/
Pruhn670/

Prum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prum in the Hindi language
प्रूमpruma-
Prum in the Russian language
Прумprum-

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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 Prum
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