Shulum Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Shulum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shulum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shulum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shulum is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shulum? popularity and diffusion

Shulum is the 4,772,636th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Shulum live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 59 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Shulum is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon Shulum is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 35 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shulume921/
Shullum921/
Shuleum920/
Schulum920/
Shutlum920/
Sulum91423/
Sullum8385/
Sulume8359/
Chulum8311/
Shulun836/
Sulaum831/
Shilum831/
Saulum831/
Shulumova8066/
Shillum7779/
Shulund7760/
Shulhun7752/
Souloum7713/
Ssulume776/
Chullum774/
Shoulun771/
Chulume771/
Shulune771/
Scholum770/
Suillum770/
Shulyumova7548/
Solum732,897/
Zulum731,337/
Sulun73126/
Sulom7330/
Çulum732/
Schollum71460/
Sulumova71326/
Schulund716/
Soulloum715/
Chouloum711/
Schulunk711/
Sheuleun711/
Shoulung711/
Shilleum710/
Sulung671,628/
Sholom671,296/
Shulunova67428/
Sulgun67211/
Soleum6764/
Suylun6752/
Schoulund6728/
Solium6719/
Sollum6717/
Schaulund6713/
Chulun6710/
Sulund6710/
Soolum677/
Sholun676/
Sulunc676/
Suloun675/
Soulloume675/
Saulun675/
Soloum675/
Shulon674/
Saulom674/
Suloom674/
Solaum673/
Siulun673/
Schaulunn673/
Sulaun672/
Zuluum671/
Xullum671/
Suilun671/
Suliun671/
Suloem671/
Soulun671/
Çullum671/
Schulusen671/
Souleumne671/
Zullum671/
Sullun670/

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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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  • 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 Shulum
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