Zum Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Austria

Zum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Mexico771:1,612,02916,852
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Guatemala711:226,5163,997
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Austria461:185,11823,639
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Züm (22) are calculated separately.

Zum (601) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Züm8922/
Zuim86866/
Zume86601/
Tzum86589/
Zaum86523/
Szum86428/
Zoum86303/
Zumm86101/
Czum8644/
Zhum8639/
Dzum8628/
Zuum866/
Zuhm864/
Zumq862/
Xzum862/
Zeum861/
Hzum861/
Zumd861/
Zumc861/
Zumg861/
Zium861/
Dzhum75486/
Zumne7589/
Zoume7575/
Zohum7573/
Dzoum7570/
Zutim7530/
Zusim7523/
Zeume7511/
Dzume759/
Zaume758/
Zaumm756/
Zgoum754/
Hzoum754/
Zhume753/
Zumme752/
Zummd752/
Zoumd751/
Zutem751/
Zzoum751/
Zummt751/
Czumt751/
Hzumh751/
Zoumt751/
Sum6784,485/
Cum6766,409/
Xum672,023/
Jum671,829/
Zom671,825/
Zun67958/
Šum6772/
Zhaume6715/
Zumova6711/
Zeutem6710/
Zuttim6710/
Dzhumm675/
Şum674/
Zoumne671/
Śum671/
Zhumdt671/

Zum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zum in the Tibetan language
གཟུམ་zum-

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