Kewom Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kewom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kewom (11) may also be a first name.
Kewom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kewom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kewom is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kewom click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kewom? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Kewom live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name internationally, borne by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Kewom is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kewom occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Liberia, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaewhom | 83 | 137 | / |
| Keawhom | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kaewoum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Keawoum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kawom | 80 | 29 | / |
| Kewam | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kowom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kiwom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kewum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kheawhom | 77 | 30 | / |
| Khiewhom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaewhom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keivom | 73 | 273 | / |
| Kewame | 73 | 98 | / |
| Kievom | 73 | 15 | / |
| Keboum | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kiwome | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaewam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Keawam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawhom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chewom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaiwom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quewom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kewuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khewam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keevom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehbom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kewham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kaewham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khowhom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiwoome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keavhom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaewuam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawgam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queewom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keeboom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kebhoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawoum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kewom
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