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

The last name Kamum (Hindi: कमूम, Marathi: कमुम) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamum is the 574,640th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kamum are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kamum is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 91 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 1,656,729. In India it is mostly found in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 98 percent are found, Bihar, where 2 percent are found and Gujarat, where 0 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Kamum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamum
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