Surname Balum (Balum 
) , worldwide, is a rare family name. The surname Balum is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Denmark, where it is a rare surname, and Turkey, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Israel, India, and Turkey. Much less frequently, Balum is the forename as well as the last name.