Šum Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia381:65,4659,549
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Croatia61:704,76744,411

The alternate forms: Sum (84,485), Şum (4) & Śum (1) are calculated separately.

Šum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šum is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Sum, Şum or Śum. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Šum is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šum reside; 61 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 65,465. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 95 percent are found, Central Sava, where 3 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovenia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 39 percent are found and Croatia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sum8984,485/
Şum894/
Śum891/
Šuma86241/
Šumi8690/
Šume865/
Šumah75234/
Šumai758/
Xum672,023/
Zum67871/
Šumová67277/
Šem678/
Šun671/
Šim671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Šum
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