Um Surname

6,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Um Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Um Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia67,4761:23032
India12,4291:61,7164,210
South Korea6,7271:7,61796
Cameroon1,9501:10,6511,420
Indonesia7611:173,78316,838
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Canada1471:250,65023,792
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Pakistan641:2,791,31123,365
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Um (73,654) may also be a first name.

Um Last Name Facts

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

The surname Um (Hindi: उम, Marathi: उम, Oriya: ଉମ, Russian: Ум) is found in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Um? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,249th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,430 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Um live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 13,294th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 73,654 people.

Um is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 67,476 people, or 1 in 230. In Cambodia Um is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside and Takéo Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Cambodia Um exists in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent reside and South Korea, where 7 percent reside.

Um Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Um earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,686 per year and in Canada they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $54,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hum8013,329/
Ume8010,714/
Gum8010,440/
Oum807,197/
Aum803,511/
Eum80838/
Uum80632/
Uhm80535/
Usm80298/
Umm80194/
Uim8085/
Umg8049/
Umd8029/
Umt8027/
Utm8025/
Umh8017/
Umn8016/
Uym807/
Umq804/
Ujm802/
Hume6729,099/
Gumm674,806/
Usme674,436/
Humm674,245/
Utim672,880/
Oume672,781/
Umme671,613/
Usim671,008/
Aume671,003/
Eume67980/
Houm67903/
Gaum67826/
Goum67535/
Haum67499/
Ahum67382/
Aumk67336/
Heum67246/
Ucim67141/
Utem67134/
Usem67112/
Ohum6780/
Utme6748/
Umhe6741/
Umne6731/
Huhm6727/
Gumh6721/
Gumø6720/
Guhm6717/
Humt6716/
Huum6716/
Uttm6715/
Gujm6713/
Humg6712/
Huim6711/
Humd679/
Humn676/
Utmd676/
Uime676/
Oumh676/
Uhmm675/
Aumg674/
Umng674/
Uymd674/
Aumh674/
Oumm673/
Ousm673/
Hujm673/
Umqg673/
Huym672/
Husm672/
Usym672/
Guum672/
Uijm672/
Ujtm672/
Aumd672/
Oumd672/
Auhm671/
Umck671/
Aumn671/
Hhum671/
Ummd671/
Eumq671/
Auum671/
Eoum671/
Uyme671/
Oumt671/
Oujm671/
Ucem671/
Umzz671/
Ucym671/
Umgg671/
Umhc671/
Umhk671/
Umhq671/
Ummh671/
Umnc671/
Umnt671/
Umcc671/
Uimg671/
Uimm671/
Uitm671/
Ujmd671/
Ujmh671/
Ujmt671/
Uhhm671/
Uhtm671/
Utym671/
Uuhm671/
Uumd671/
Uumn671/
Uumq671/
Uusm671/
Uuym671/
Uymm671/
Uymn671/
Uytm671/
Eusm671/
Eutm671/
Eumh671/
Eumt671/
Aumc671/
Humc671/
Humq671/
Autm670/
Aumm670/
Humk670/

Um Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Um in the Marathi language
उमuma-
Um in the Oriya language
ଉମuma90
ଉମ୍um10
Um in the Hindi language
उमuma62.72
उम्मेदum'meda15.77
ुमuma13.8
ऊमuma7.71
Um in the Russian language
Умum-

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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 Um
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