Kamum Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kamum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4631:1,656,72960,418
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nepal151:1,898,7307,997
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Kamum (91) may also be a first name.

Kamum Last Name Facts

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

Kamum (Hindi: कमूम, Marathi: कमुम) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 574,640th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. Kamum is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kamum reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 91 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 1,656,729. In India Kamum is most frequent in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 98 percent reside, Bihar, where 2 percent reside and Gujarat, where 0 percent reside. Barring India this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Kamum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kamum surname is principally Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamume91150/
Kamoum91149/
Khamum91100/
Kaimum9114/
Kamaum913/
Kammum912/
Kamutm911/
Kamgoum83347/
Khamoum83113/
Khamhum836/
Khamgum832/
Kammoum832/
Khamaum831/
Khammum831/
Kamhoum831/
Kaimmum831/
Kamom8028/
Komum8014/
Camum804/
Khammoum772/
Khaimoum771/
Kamhom73358/
Kaimom737/
Keemum735/
Khamom734/
Koumum734/
Kammom734/
Kamoom733/
Kommum733/
Kemeum732/
Kamoem731/
Komgum731/
Khemum731/
Kémoum731/
Khamhom675,935/
Khammom67120/
Kemmoum6718/
Komgoum6715/
Keemoum679/
Kamoome675/
Qahmoum671/
Qammoum671/
Kamhoom671/
Kammoom671/
Kaaimom671/
Khemoum671/
Khomaum671/
Camusmd671/
Kaimoom671/

Kamum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamum in the Hindi language
कमूमkamuma66.67
कमुमkamuma26.67
कामूमkamuma6.67
Kamum in the Marathi language
कमुमkamuma66.67
कामुमkamuma16.67
अकमुमakamuma16.67

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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
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  • 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 Kamum
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