Turum Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Turum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Norway101:514,22941,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Türüm (18) are calculated separately.

Turum (104) may also be a first name.

Turum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Turum (Oriya: ତୁରୁମ, Russian: Турум) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Türüm. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Turum occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Turum reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Turum is also the 925,156th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 104 people.

Turum is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 63 percent reside, West Sepik, where 33 percent reside and East New Britain, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 15 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Turum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Turum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turum surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turum Last Name Statistics demography

Turum earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 15.51% less than the national average, earning 292,419 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turrum9182/
Tureum914/
Thurum913/
Turume912/
Teurum911/
Türüm8718/
Teureum8340/
Touroum8314/
Thurrum833/
Turhume830/
Turun80924/
Torum80299/
Tirum8019/
Turuń805/
Turom802/
Turumova77175/
Turung73927/
Turgun73752/
Turunk7313/
Taurun7310/
Tureun736/
Turhun734/
Turuyn734/
Torrum734/
Torhum734/
Turuin732/
Turune732/
Thirum732/
Tirrum731/
Toraum731/
Toerum731/
Tiraum731/
Toorum731/
Turutin67871/
Turusin67110/
Turutyn6750/
Turusyn676/
Turhune675/
Tahurun673/
Turuten672/
Turunhe671/
Thurune671/
Thuruin671/
Taurung671/
Turusen671/
Turgaun671/
Tuirung671/
Touroumova671/

Turum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turum in the Oriya language
ତୁରୁମturuma50
ଟୁରୁମturuma50
Turum in the Russian language
Турумturum-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turum
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