Rum Surname

72,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rum Surname Definition:

"Rum," says Mr. Ferguson, "I take to be from Old Norse rumr, vir immanis, gigas-one who might truly be called a "rum customer." Hence may indeed be the origin of our word rum for queer, which appears indigenous to some of our northern dialects, and which I doubt, therefore, being a cant phrase.

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Rum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,3131:39,9184,621
Pakistan8871:201,4024,914
Italy4661:131,23821,171
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Poland2191:173,55623,920
India2161:3,551,229100,445
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Malaysia981:300,96116,456
Cambodia971:159,6612,814
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Hungary561:175,29115,311
Turkey461:1,691,77062,957
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Jordan361:245,62310,225
Estonia311:42,6398,109
France261:2,554,720189,486
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Belarus191:500,05646,922
England131:4,286,005132,302
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Rúm (1) are calculated separately.

Rum (8,707) may also be a first name.

Rum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Rum," says Mr. Ferguson, "I take to be from Old Norse rumr, vir immanis, gigas-one who might truly be called a "rum customer." Hence may indeed be the origin of our word rum for queer, which appears indigenous to some of our northern dialects, and which I doubt, therefore, being a cant phrase." Rum is also an old personal name mentioned by Nennius: Rum map Urbgen. Mon. Hist. Brit., p. 76.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Förstemann derives this name from Old German hruom, fame. Ferguson thinks it may be from Old Norse rumr, a giant, one who might truly be called "a rum customer." But see Ram and Worms.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

The Rum surname was first found in Dumfriesshire, a Southern area of Scotland, on the border of England that today forms part of the Galloway Castle and Dumfriesshire area, where they have had a family seat for as early as the 12th century. The original surname for the family was "Roomes", but as old English progressed into middle English, it became Rum. The family was seated at Gretna and became friends and allies of the Clan Johnston, and held them under protection when the clan was in times of trouble. The Roomes became a clan, and registered for Scottish parliament as one in the 16th century and defended Annadale against the English.

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Rum Demographics

Rum Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 17 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Russia

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Rum Last Name Facts

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

Rum (Arabic: الرم, Bengali: রুমা, Hindi: रूम, Marathi: रूम, Oriya: ରୁମ, Russian: Рум, Tibetan: རམ།) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Rúm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,728th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,075,494 people. The surname Rum is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Rum live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rum is also the 67,181st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 8,707 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,313 people, or 1 in 39,918. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 21 percent live, West Java, where 10 percent live and East Java, where 7 percent live. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent live and Italy, where 7 percent live.

Rum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rum surname rose 258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (58%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Rum last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning €35,052 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.58% less than the national average, earning R 155,460 per year; in United States they earn 29.48% more than the national average, earning $55,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% less than the national average, earning $43,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rúm891/
Rume868,902/
Raum863,165/
Reum861,727/
Ruhm86906/
Rumm86655/
Ørum86462/
Roum86381/
Rhum86145/
Ruum86113/
Ruim8647/
Råum8633/
Rusm8618/
Årum8615/
Rrum8615/
Hrum8613/
Rumn868/
Rgum862/
Rumg861/
Rumt861/
Rumc861/
Rumh861/
Rahum75954/
Roume75771/
Rumne75443/
Raume75125/
Rusim75102/
Rhoum7590/
Rumme7560/
Hærum7544/
Hraum7529/
Roumm7517/
Hroum7512/
Rutim7512/
Rhumm7512/
Rohum7511/
Rummø7510/
Rusme7510/
Rusem758/
Reume758/
Rucim756/
Rhume755/
Ruthm754/
Rumhe754/
Rutem753/
Rheum752/
Raumm752/
Raumt751/
Roumt751/
Rroum751/
Ruitm751/
Rusym751/
Rgumh751/
Roumn751/
Rautm751/
Reumn751/
Ruttm751/
Hrumm751/
Ruime750/
Rhaum750/
Run6724,215/
Rom6720,733/
Rhaume6791/
Rausim6773/
Rumova6760/
Ruchim6747/
Russem6731/
Russim6723/
Rusiem6710/
Rheume677/
Ruttem677/
Rhoume675/
Ruicem674/
Rousem673/
D'Roum671/
Raumne671/
Rouhym671/
Róm671/
Rousme671/
Rumová671/
Ruimcc671/
Rhumne670/
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Rum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rum in the Tibetan language
རམ།ram-
Rum in the Bengali language
রুমাruma-
Rum in the Marathi language
रूमruma56.98
रुमruma42.44
Rum in the Hindi language
रूमruma56.4
रुमruma43.55
रुम्rum0.05
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Rum in the Oriya language
ରୁମruma55.56
ରୁମ୍rum44.44
Rum in the Russian language
Румrum-
Rum in the Arabic language
الرمalrm-
رومrwm-
رمrm-

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