Kaom Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Kaom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kaom (29) may also be a first name.

Kaom Last Name Facts

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

Kaom (Arabic: كؤوم, Russian: Каом) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Kaom are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kaom is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name on earth It is held by 29 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Kaom is most frequent in: Enga, where 93 percent are found and West New Britain, where 7 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 22 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayom89627/
Kaiom89487/
Kaome89255/
Kaoum8914/
Kahom897/
Kajom896/
Khaom895/
Kauom894/
Kaeom891/
Kaoom891/
Kaohm890/
Kaeoim80214/
Khayom80176/
Khaoim8036/
Kaoume8025/
Kaiyom8025/
Kayomm8011/
Khahom807/
Kayyom806/
Kaehom806/
Kaihom806/
Kauoom804/
Kahoom801/
Khaome801/
Khaoom801/
Kahoum801/
Keahom801/
Kayhom801/
Koam75102/
Qaom7549/
Caom7513/
Khaehom73136/
Kahoume7338/
Khaoime7314/
Kaijoem732/
Khayyom732/
Khahoom731/
Kahgoum731/
Kaijoom731/
Kouam679,539/
Koyum67286/
Qauom67115/
Kouom67106/
Koyom67103/
Kauam6756/
Kohom6747/
Cayom6746/
Koham6745/
Koame6740/
Qaoom6729/
Qaoum6716/
Kaeam6714/
Ko'om6710/
Kojum679/
Kuiam677/
Keyom674/
Khaojmth672/
Qajom671/
Kaoimova671/
Khaohmth671/
Quaom671/
Khoam671/
Koeam671/
Qaome671/
Qaomh671/
Kojom671/
Koaum671/
Qaeom671/
Kooom671/
Cahom670/

Kaom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaom in the Russian language
Каомkaom-
Kaom in the Arabic language
كؤومkwwm-

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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 Kaom
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