Tum Surname

14,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tum Surname User-submission:

this surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born during a ceremony.

Tum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia17,8421:868231
Guatemala8,8441:1,818306
Kenya5,6051:8,2391,079
India1,4091:544,40426,874
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Papua New Guinea4541:17,9601,803
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Cameroon3131:66,3558,394
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
Thailand1331:531,11591,871
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Mexico881:1,410,52515,733
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
England281:1,989,93178,001
Belarus241:395,87740,412
France221:3,019,215204,848
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Botswana41:546,73222,624
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Curaçao41:39,312638
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Tüm (2,171) & Túm (1) are calculated separately.

Tum (18,037) may also be a first name.

Tum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

this surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born during a ceremony.

- knaibei

Tum Last Name Facts

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

Tum (Hindi: तुम, Marathi: तुम, Oriya: ତୁଂ, Russian: Тум, Tibetan: ཏུམ་) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Tüm or Túm. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,820th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 193,843 people. The surname Tum is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Tum live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Tum is also the 40,768th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 18,037 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 17,842 people, or 1 in 868. In Cambodia Tum is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 11 percent live, Kandal Province, where 9 percent live and Battambang Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Cambodia it is found in 81 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.

Tum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 787 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tum surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Tum last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tum earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.53% less than the national average, earning $35,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $49,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tüm892,171/
Túm891/
Tume8612,202/
Toum8611,204/
Thum868,779/
Teum861,946/
Tumm86326/
Taum86249/
Tumg8670/
Tuum8635/
Tuim8629/
Tumt866/
Tumn863/
Tusm863/
Tuhm863/
Tutm863/
Ttum862/
Tumh861/
Dtum861/
Tumė861/
Htum861/
Tuym861/
Thumm753,729/
Tahum752,932/
Thume75517/
Tumme75496/
Toume75273/
Tusim7570/
Tutim7564/
Tumne7554/
Teume7541/
Taume7536/
Theum7515/
Thoum7514/
Tuime7512/
Tuhme7510/
Thumh757/
Thuim757/
Toumt757/
Tutem757/
Tusem757/
Thuum755/
Tusme754/
Thumt753/
Thaum752/
Toumm751/
Ddtum751/
Teumg751/
Htoum751/
Tumth751/
Toumh751/
Tumgh751/
Tummt751/
Taumt751/
Thhum751/
Teumm751/
Tthum751/
Toutm751/
Ttoum751/
Ttumd751/
Taumm751/
Tun67536,255/
Tom67160,832/
Tumová673,229/
Tumova67244/
Tausim67173/
Tuisem6763/
Thoume6760/
Thumme6727/
Tuchim6718/
Tausem6718/
Thumne678/
Tuttem678/
Tuchem677/
Tousim676/
Tuheem675/
Teutem674/
Thumnn674/
Thusim673/
Tumque672/
Tautem672/
Teusme672/
Tuisim671/
Tautim671/
Thumth671/
Htaumg671/
Toutem671/
Theume671/
Tumgne671/
Tuseem671/
Toumne671/
Toumme671/
Teusim670/

Tum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tum in the Tibetan language
ཏུམ་tum-
Tum in the Marathi language
तुमtuma-
Tum in the Oriya language
ତୁଂtum90.86
ତୁମtuma4.3
ଟୁମtuma2.15
ତୁମ୍tum1.61
Tum in the Hindi language
तुमtuma56.25
टूमtuma25
टुमtuma12.5
टुम्पाtumpa6.25
Tum in the Russian language
Тумtum-

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