Zum Surname
Approximately 871 people bear this surname
Zum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 228 | 1:776,942 | 34,923 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Mexico | 77 | 1:1,612,029 | 16,852 |
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| Guatemala | 71 | 1:226,516 | 3,997 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
The alternate forms: Züm (22) are calculated separately.
Zum (601) may also be a first name.
Zum Demographics
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Zum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zum (Tibetan: གཟུམ་) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant: Züm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zum is the 402,870th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Zum are found; 26 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zum is also the 340,957th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 601 people.
The last name Zum is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 57 percent reside, Plateau, where 24 percent reside and Borno, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Zum exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.
Zum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zum last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.
Zum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.83% less than the national average, earning $35,885 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Züm | 89 | 22 | / |
| Zuim | 86 | 866 | / |
| Zume | 86 | 601 | / |
| Tzum | 86 | 589 | / |
| Zaum | 86 | 523 | / |
| Szum | 86 | 428 | / |
| Zoum | 86 | 303 | / |
| Zumm | 86 | 101 | / |
| Czum | 86 | 44 | / |
| Zhum | 86 | 39 | / |
| Dzum | 86 | 28 | / |
| Zuum | 86 | 6 | / |
| Zuhm | 86 | 4 | / |
| Zumq | 86 | 2 | / |
| Xzum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zeum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hzum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zumd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zumc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zumg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zium | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dzhum | 75 | 486 | / |
| Zumne | 75 | 89 | / |
| Zoume | 75 | 75 | / |
| Zohum | 75 | 73 | / |
| Dzoum | 75 | 70 | / |
| Zutim | 75 | 30 | / |
| Zusim | 75 | 23 | / |
| Zeume | 75 | 11 | / |
| Dzume | 75 | 9 | / |
| Zaume | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zaumm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zgoum | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hzoum | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zhume | 75 | 3 | / |
| Zumme | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zummd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zoumd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zutem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zzoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zummt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czumt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hzumh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zoumt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sum | 67 | 84,485 | / |
| Cum | 67 | 66,409 | / |
| Xum | 67 | 2,023 | / |
| Jum | 67 | 1,829 | / |
| Zom | 67 | 1,825 | / |
| Zun | 67 | 958 | / |
| Šum | 67 | 72 | / |
| Zhaume | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zumova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zeutem | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zuttim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dzhumm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Şum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zoumne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Śum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhumdt | 67 | 1 | / |
Zum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zum in the Tibetan language | ||
| གཟུམ་ | zum | - |
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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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