Khum Surname

75,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Khum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,8841:2,632517
Vietnam3061:302,7651,144
Iran1321:581,68632,703
India761:10,092,966194,472
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Khum (10,314) may also be a first name.

Khum Last Name Facts

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

Khum (Bengali: খুম, Hindi: खुम, Marathi: खुम, Oriya: ଖୁମ, Russian: Хум) is most common in Cambodia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khum? popularity and diffusion

Khum is the 75,172nd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,115,498 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Khum live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 60,009th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 10,314 people.

It is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 5,884 people, or 1 in 2,632. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Kandal Province, where 10 percent live, Kampong Cham Province, where 10 percent live and Battambang Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Cambodia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 5 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.

Khum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Khum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Khum surname rose 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Khum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Khum are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Khum earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.64% less than the national average, earning $30,790 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khume89159/
Kahum89115/
Khaum8959/
Khoum8956/
Khumm892/
Kheum892/
Khuum891/
Khuim891/
Khumh891/
Kum8675,156/
Hum8613,329/
Khumme80148/
Khaume8059/
Khoume8027/
Khahum804/
Khaumm801/
Khauum801/
Kkhaum801/
Kume7536,400/
Hume7529,099/
Chum759,896/
Kaum755,487/
Kumm755,313/
Humm754,245/
Koum752,413/
Houm75903/
Keum75737/
Khom75667/
Kuhm75630/
Haum75499/
Kuum75350/
Heum75246/
Kuim75226/
Kühm75113/
Huhm7527/
Humt7516/
Huim7511/
Humd759/
Kumh756/
Kkum753/
Hujm753/
Huym752/
Husm752/
Kuym752/
Åkum752/
Qhum752/
Kujm752/
Hkum752/
Hhum751/
Uamkhum73138/
Uankhum7367/
Khumova732/
Ckheume731/
Chume6716,491/
Koume674,141/
Cahum673,735/
Kaume672,115/
Choum671,315/
Chaum671,283/
Humme67892/
Hohum67363/
Chhum67344/
Huymh67204/
Chuim67199/
Hkumh67183/
Kumme67174/
Cheum67102/
Koehm6779/
Kuime6773/
Houme6764/
Khoem6748/
Haume6731/
Khomm6730/
Heume6729/
Keume6729/
Houmt6728/
Chumm6723/
Kauum6723/
Chumt677/
Khoom676/
Kumhe674/
Hutmh673/
Kouhm673/
Kaumm672/
Cohum672/
Hahum672/
Houmm672/
Keuhm671/
Kuthm671/
Kuumm671/
Kuumt671/
Hummd671/
Hgkum671/
Chumh671/
Chuum671/
Hkoum671/
Huime671/
Kuhme671/
Houmø671/
Hhume671/
Hkkum671/
Kkume671/
Kuyme671/
Kumdt671/
Koumd671/
Chumd671/
Kummm671/
Gqhum671/
Hcusm671/
Huhme670/
Haumm670/

Khum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khum in the Bengali language
খুমkhuma87.5
খুমবাইটিkhumaba'iti12.5
Khum in the Oriya language
ଖୁମkhuma83.33
ଖୁମ୍khum16.67
Khum in the Marathi language
खुमkhuma83.33
खयुमkhayuma16.67
Khum in the Hindi language
खुमkhuma59.59
खूमkhuma40.41
Khum in the Russian language
Хумhum-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khum
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