Pulume Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Pulume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulgume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phulume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pulum | 91 | 329 | / |
| Phulumes | 86 | 4 | / |
| Paulusme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pullum | 83 | 2,344 | / |
| Pulime | 83 | 279 | / |
| Pulgum | 83 | 219 | / |
| Puluma | 83 | 188 | / |
| Polume | 83 | 92 | / |
| Pulumi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Phulum | 83 | 8 | / |
| Puluum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Puilum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pulium | 83 | 0 | / |
| Paulhumes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pullium | 77 | 340 | / |
| Pulumai | 77 | 63 | / |
| Paulime | 77 | 19 | / |
| Pullumi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Pulomei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pauluma | 77 | 8 | / |
| Pulimey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Paulumd | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pulumay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phuluma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polaume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pulimee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pullaum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pulluim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phuulum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pouloum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polumeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Polum | 73 | 224 | / |
| Pulom | 73 | 21 | / |
| Pulumaia | 71 | 15 | / |
| Pullumaj | 71 | 13 | / |
| Pulliaum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Paulaumi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pulluymi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paulhome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poulouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pulimi | 67 | 2,427 | / |
| Pullom | 67 | 646 | / |
| Pilime | 67 | 640 | / |
| Pollum | 67 | 253 | / |
| Polome | 67 | 229 | / |
| Poolum | 67 | 80 | / |
| Poluma | 67 | 27 | / |
| Phulom | 67 | 15 | / |
| Puloma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pulomi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Paulom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pulimy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Polumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pholum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poulom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poloum | 67 | 1 | / |
Pulume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pulume in the Oriya language | ||
| ପୁଲୁେମ | puluema | 98 |
| ପୁଲୁମି | pulumi | 2 |
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Footnotes
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- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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