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
Average Zum Salary in
United States
$35,885 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 occur as: Züm. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 402,870th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Zum reside; 26 percent reside in West Africa and 26 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zum is also the 340,957th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 601 people.
The last name Zum is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria Zum is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 57 percent are found, Plateau, where 24 percent are found and Borno, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Zum is found in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Mexico, where 9 percent are found.
Zum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Zum last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zum
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