Rumun Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Rumun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rumun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England81:6,964,757184,742
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rumun (212) may also be a first name.

Rumun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rumun (Oriya: ରୁମୁନ, Russian: Румун) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rumun is the 1,511,557th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Rumun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Rumun live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 620,917th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 212 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rummun91998/
Rumeun91144/
Rumune9178/
Rumung9136/
Rumunt9120/
Rumund915/
Rumaun915/
Ruimun912/
Ruhmun911/
Rusmun911/
Rumoun911/
Reumund8318/
Ruhmund837/
Rusmaun835/
Rausmun831/
Roumoun831/
Ruhmaun830/
Rousmun830/
Rumon809,538/
Rimun80451/
Romun8010/
Rumum802/
Rutmunth771/
Rusmusen771/
Rummon73817/
Rommun7360/
Roumon7336/
Romeun739/
Rumoon735/
Romoun732/
Roomun731/
Romuin730/
Rusmussen7118/
Ruheemaun711/
Rausmussen670/
Romon602,182/
Romón6019/
Rumoń601/
Rhomon551/
Rommon551/

Rumun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rumun in the Oriya language
ରୁମୁନrumuna-
Rumun in the Russian language
Румунrumun-

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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 Rumun
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