Tum Surname
Approximately 37,595 people bear this surname
Tum Surname User-submission:
this surname comes from a Kalenjin name given to a child born during a ceremony.
Tum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 17,842 | 1:868 | 231 |
| Guatemala | 8,844 | 1:1,818 | 306 |
| Kenya | 5,605 | 1:8,239 | 1,079 |
| India | 1,409 | 1:544,404 | 26,874 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Papua New Guinea | 454 | 1:17,960 | 1,803 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Cameroon | 313 | 1:66,355 | 8,394 |
| United States | 307 | 1:1,180,648 | 84,333 |
| Indonesia | 197 | 1:671,316 | 52,436 |
| Thailand | 133 | 1:531,115 | 91,871 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
| Mexico | 88 | 1:1,410,525 | 15,733 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Pakistan | 51 | 1:3,502,821 | 26,594 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Armenia | 6 | 1:488,363 | 9,305 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
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.
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Tum Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tüm | 89 | 2,171 | / |
| Túm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tume | 86 | 12,202 | / |
| Toum | 86 | 11,204 | / |
| Thum | 86 | 8,779 | / |
| Teum | 86 | 1,946 | / |
| Tumm | 86 | 326 | / |
| Taum | 86 | 249 | / |
| Tumg | 86 | 70 | / |
| Tuum | 86 | 35 | / |
| Tuim | 86 | 29 | / |
| Tumt | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tumn | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tusm | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tuhm | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tutm | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ttum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tumh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dtum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tumė | 86 | 1 | / |
| Htum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tuym | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thumm | 75 | 3,729 | / |
| Tahum | 75 | 2,932 | / |
| Thume | 75 | 517 | / |
| Tumme | 75 | 496 | / |
| Toume | 75 | 273 | / |
| Tusim | 75 | 70 | / |
| Tutim | 75 | 64 | / |
| Tumne | 75 | 54 | / |
| Teume | 75 | 41 | / |
| Taume | 75 | 36 | / |
| Theum | 75 | 15 | / |
| Thoum | 75 | 14 | / |
| Tuime | 75 | 12 | / |
| Tuhme | 75 | 10 | / |
| Thumh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Thuim | 75 | 7 | / |
| Toumt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tutem | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tusem | 75 | 7 | / |
| Thuum | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tusme | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thumt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Thaum | 75 | 2 | / |
| Toumm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ddtum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teumg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tumth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toumh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tumgh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tummt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taumt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thhum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teumm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tthum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Toutm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ttoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ttumd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taumm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tun | 67 | 536,255 | / |
| Tom | 67 | 160,832 | / |
| Tumová | 67 | 3,229 | / |
| Tumova | 67 | 244 | / |
| Tausim | 67 | 173 | / |
| Tuisem | 67 | 63 | / |
| Thoume | 67 | 60 | / |
| Thumme | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tuchim | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tausem | 67 | 18 | / |
| Thumne | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuttem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tuchem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tousim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tuheem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Teutem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thumnn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thusim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tumque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tautem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teusme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tuisim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tautim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thumth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htaumg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toutem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tumgne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuseem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teusim | 67 | 0 | / |
Tum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tum in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏུམ་ | tum | - |
| Tum in the Marathi language | ||
| तुम | tuma | - |
| Tum in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁଂ | tum | 90.86 |
| ତୁମ | tuma | 4.3 |
| ଟୁମ | tuma | 2.15 |
| ତୁମ୍ | tum | 1.61 |
| Tum in the Hindi language | ||
| तुम | tuma | 56.25 |
| टूम | tuma | 25 |
| टुम | tuma | 12.5 |
| टुम्पा | tumpa | 6.25 |
| Tum in the Russian language | ||
| Тум | tum | - |
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