Hongum Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hongum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hongum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330

Hongum Last Name Facts

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

Hongum is most common in Thailand. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hongum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Hongum live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The surname Hongum is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,158,006. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Lopburi Province, where 80 percent live, Bangkok, where 7 percent live and Chiang Rai Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khongum927/
Honghum922/
Hongoum921/
Chongum921/
Ongum912,688/
Hogum916/
Chonggum868/
Khongoum861/
Khonghum861/
Ongume8387/
Hungum8383/
Hougum8337/
Hongom8312/
Hangum836/
Osngum833/
Hoygum831/
Oongum831/
Hoigum831/
Hongun831/
Hengum830/
Ogum801,667/
Khongun7757/
Honghom7739/
Hangume7714/
Honngom779/
Honggun775/
Chongun775/
Hanggum775/
Changum774/
Jhangum773/
Hougoum773/
Houghum771/
Chongom771/
Ongom7323,932/
Ongun738,889/
Angum731,709/
Engum73514/
Ogume73417/
Ungum73225/
Hagum7348/
Ogoum7321/
Oguum7313/
Jogum7311/
Gogum739/
Oggum737/
Ahgum733/
Hogom731/
Khonghun7128/
Chonngom7110/
Honguten719/
Goungoum717/
Khongaun717/
Khongoun712/
Changgum711/
Chonguín711/
Houngoun711/
Choongun711/
Chonghun711/
Khungume711/
Haugum67417/
Gangum67214/
Hongon67209/
Ongune6794/
Jangum6784/
Hougom6756/
Hagume6740/
Anggum6739/
Angoum6738/
Angume6736/
Unggum6728/
Ougume6714/
Gungum6713/
Onggun675/
Ogoume674/
Ongomm673/
Gongun673/
Hoghom673/
Jongun672/
Hangom672/
Hangun672/
Jungum672/
Ongung672/
Ogusme672/
Engaum671/
Cheungoum671/
Onghun671/
Chagum671/
Jahgum671/
Onghom671/
Ongoun671/
Ougoum671/
Oungom671/
Engoum671/
Aangum671/
Chogom671/
Choungoun671/

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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 Hongum
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