Kichum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kichum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kichum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kichum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kichum (Russian: Кичум, Tibetan: སྐྱིད་ཅུམ།) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kichum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kichum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 25 percent of Kichum live; 25 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia Kichum is most numerous in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 50 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 50 percent reside. Barring Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitchum925/
Kaichum923/
Kicum91107/
Khiechum861/
Kuchum8357/
Kechum8331/
Kaicum832/
Keitchoum8021/
Ketchum7712,147/
Chichum7722/
Kuikhum7716/
Kuechum772/
Kijchom771/
Kedchum771/
Kaikhum771/
Kuchoum771/
Khichom771/
Kicom735/
Kizum733/
Cheichum715/
Khaikhum715/
Khaychum714/
Ketchoum714/
Kethchum713/
Chizum67128/
Chezum6786/
Kechom6727/
Ketcum678/
Kaicom674/
Kaizum674/
Kitsum672/
Keytchoum671/
Kitzum671/
Kehhum671/
Koizum671/

Kichum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kichum in the Tibetan language
སྐྱིད་ཅུམ།kyichum-
Kichum in the Russian language
Кичумkicum-

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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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  • 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 Kichum
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