Khums Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Khums Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 230 | 1:333,837 | 22,738 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Khums (28) may also be a first name.
Khums Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khums Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khums is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khums? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,055,483rd most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Khums are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 28 people.
It is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 333,837. In Iran Khums is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, Alborz Province, where 19 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Khums exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khumse | 91 | 17 | / |
| Khoums | 91 | 5 | / |
| Khumsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kums | 89 | 669 | / |
| Hums | 89 | 366 | / |
| Khumshe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khoms | 80 | 993 | / |
| Kumse | 80 | 99 | / |
| Houms | 80 | 14 | / |
| Chums | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kuhms | 80 | 6 | / |
| Koums | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khumz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Haums | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kumsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kumms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kumshe | 73 | 98 | / |
| Humsse | 73 | 8 | / |
| Koumse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Humsch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chumse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khomsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koumss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kummås | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chumst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koutms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Homs | 67 | 11,114 | / |
| Kims | 67 | 468 | / |
| Koms | 67 | 151 | / |
| Cums | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kumz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Houmsse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huggims | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kumsová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Humz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koumsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kūms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumsova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jums | 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 Khums
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