Kanum Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Kanum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanum (375) may also be a first name.

Kanum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanum (Marathi: बानू, Oriya: କାନୁମ, Russian: Канум) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 491,715th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kanum reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kanum is also the 448,097th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 375 people.

This last name is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Kanum Last Name Statistics demography

Kanum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanum9162,762/
Keanum9142/
Kanume9123/
Kahnum9118/
Kanoum9115/
Kainum9111/
Kanhum916/
Kannum915/
Kanaum912/
Kaenum911/
Kaanum911/
Kanaume83274/
Khannum83103/
Khanumd8326/
Khanoum8323/
Khanaum8319/
Kangoum8314/
Kahanum8311/
Khanhum835/
Khaanum833/
Khanujm832/
Khhanum831/
Khasnum831/
Khatnum831/
Kanhaum831/
Khanuim831/
Khaneum831/
Khanuum831/
Kahnoum831/
Khanume831/
Khagnum831/
Kanom801,547/
Konum8098/
Canum8055/
Kenum8051/
Khanom73269,059/
Keenum731,315/
Konnum73219/
Kongum7345/
Kahnom7320/
Khonum7318/
Kenaum7314/
Canaum736/
Quanum736/
Kanoom733/
Khenum733/
Canume732/
Kannom732/
Kaanom731/
Kuinum731/
Kohnum731/
Hkanom731/
Keanom730/
Cannum730/
Khanumova716/
Khanomm67362/
Kongnum6798/
Khanoom6742/
Kongoum6714/
Khongum677/
Khamhum676/
Khoinum676/
Kongaum675/
Kounoum673/
Khannom672/
Kahanom672/
Keingum671/
Keynoum671/
Khaanom671/
Kenhoum671/
Kamhoum671/
Koinoum671/
Quanhum671/
Cheanum671/
Koonnum671/
Khonnum671/
Keanhom671/

Kanum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanum in the Oriya language
କାନୁମkanuma-
Kanum in the Marathi language
बानूbanu-
Kanum in the Russian language
Канумkanum-

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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 Kanum
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