Urum Surname

232,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Moldova

Urum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6101:290,39816,312
Moldova3381:10,5371,808
Ukraine2201:206,92127,857
Papua New Guinea1971:41,3895,043
India1811:4,237,930112,703
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Ürüm (730) are calculated separately.

Urum (343) may also be a first name.

Urum Last Name Facts

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

Urum (Hindi: उरूम, Oriya: ଉରୁମ, Russian: Урум) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant: Ürüm. Click here for further potential spellings of Urum.

How Common Is The Last Name Urum? popularity and diffusion

Urum is the 232,966th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,207,590 people. The surname Urum occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Urum are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 471,283rd most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 343 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 290,398. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Abia, where 57 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Urum exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 20 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.

Urum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

The amount Urum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning 354,921 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurum891,440/
Hurum89484/
Ourum89327/
Uyrum89175/
Aurum89111/
Uraum8943/
Urume8916/
Uhrum899/
Urumd893/
Uroum892/
Eurum891/
Uruum891/
Ürüm83730/
Haurum80389/
Autrum80101/
Guraum8062/
Gurrum8051/
Hurzum8032/
Gurumm807/
Ourume804/
Ahurum802/
Ouroum801/
Gourum801/
Aurume801/
Outrum801/
Guroum801/
Gurgum801/
Hurume801/
Hourum800/
Urom753,933/
Orum751,860/
Irum751,439/
Urun75444/
Urumova731,348/
Houroum7312/
Ouroume732/
Huerhum731/
Urumová731/
Gurroum731/
Gurun67240,100/
Urung67554/
Urund67270/
Uğrun67188/
Uraun67157/
Horum67140/
Urhun67128/
Hurun67106/
Uyrun67105/
Urune6793/
Ourom6769/
Uroun6745/
Urgun6743/
Oerum6731/
Jirum6724/
Irrum6713/
Gourroum6711/
Iroum6710/
Aurom676/
Ourun676/
Utrun675/
Hirum675/
Oroum673/
Uruin672/
Ureun672/
Urunc672/
Aurun672/
Uroom672/
Hurom672/
Oruum672/
Uromm671/
Orhum671/
Iruym671/
Hurumova671/
Oreum671/
Aurumova671/
Orzum671/
Oorum671/
Eurun671/
Uhrun671/
Urunn671/
Orrum670/

Urum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urum in the Hindi language
उरूमuruma-
Urum in the Oriya language
ଉରୁମuruma-
Urum in the Russian language
Урумurum-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urum
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