Pullum Surname

181,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pullum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pullum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0961:172,92917,424
England1981:281,40421,905
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:121,30111,808

The alternate forms: Püllüm (13) are calculated separately.

Pullum (38) may also be a first name.

Pullum Last Name Facts

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

Pullum is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Püllüm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pullum? popularity and diffusion

Pullum is the 181,558th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,109,021 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pullum are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 38 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,096 people, or 1 in 172,929. In The United States Pullum is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Pullum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pullum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pullum last name grew 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 347 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pullum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pullum are 7.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.37% being registered to vote for the party.

Pullum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,330 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pullium92340/
Pulluim921/
Pullaum921/
Pulum91329/
Püllüm8913/
Pulliaum865/
Pullom83646/
Pollum83253/
Pulgum83219/
Pulume8394/
Phulum838/
Pullun833/
Puluum831/
Puilum831/
Pulium830/
Pullung7728/
Paulumd773/
Phollum771/
Pouloum771/
Pulluhn771/
Phulume771/
Phuulum771/
Pulliun770/
Phillum770/
Pullusn770/
Polum73224/
Pulun7324/
Pulom7321/
Pilum733/
Paulusme711/
Pulung672,059/
Pullon67509/
Pollom67449/
Paulun67226/
Poolum6780/
Pollun6723/
Phulom6715/
Pulune677/
Pulhun674/
Paulom673/
Pholum671/
Poulom671/
Poloum671/

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Pullum Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pullum
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