Pulume Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pulume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
India431:17,838,730274,051

Pulume (298) may also be a first name.

Pulume Last Name Facts

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

Pulume (Oriya: ପୁଲୁେମ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulume? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Pulume are found; 54 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 510,666th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 298 people.

The last name Pulume is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 53 percent live, Hela, where 31 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 16 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 46 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulgume921/
Phulume921/
Pulum91329/
Phulumes864/
Paulusme861/
Pullum832,344/
Pulime83279/
Pulgum83219/
Puluma83188/
Polume8392/
Pulumi8311/
Phulum838/
Puluum831/
Puilum831/
Pulium830/
Paulhumes800/
Pullium77340/
Pulumai7763/
Paulime7719/
Pullumi7713/
Pulomei778/
Pauluma778/
Pulimey775/
Paulumd773/
Pulumay772/
Phuluma771/
Polaume771/
Pulimee771/
Pullaum771/
Pulluim771/
Phuulum771/
Pouloum771/
Polumeh771/
Polum73224/
Pulom7321/
Pulumaia7115/
Pullumaj7113/
Pulliaum715/
Paulaumi713/
Pulluymi711/
Paulhome711/
Poulouma711/
Pulimi672,427/
Pullom67646/
Pilime67640/
Pollum67253/
Polome67229/
Poolum6780/
Poluma6727/
Phulom6715/
Puloma6715/
Pulomi6711/
Paulom673/
Pulimy673/
Polumi672/
Pholum671/
Poulom671/
Poloum671/

Pulume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulume in the Oriya language
ପୁଲୁେମpuluema98
ପୁଲୁମିpulumi2

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pulume
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