Kirum Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Kirum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kirum (145) may also be a first name.

Kirum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirum (Hindi: किरूम, Oriya: କିରୁମ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Kirum occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Kirum are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kirum is also the 766,399th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 145 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Kirum is mostly found in: Madang, where 67 percent reside, Morobe, where 25 percent reside and National Capital District, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 22 percent reside and Malaysia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirume91155/
Kairum9153/
Kierum9142/
Koirum9115/
Kuirum9113/
Keirum915/
Khirum914/
Kiroum911/
Khoirum83249/
Khairum8329/
Kairaum833/
Kairrum831/
Khiroum831/
Kirroum831/
Kaairum831/
Kairuum831/
Kurum807,748/
Kirom803,863/
Kerum80325/
Kjrum801/
Cirum801/
Khairuim771/
Khairaum771/
Keroum73464/
Khurum73305/
Khirom73182/
Kerume7366/
Kairom7350/
Kjørum7344/
Kjærum7335/
Chirum7324/
Qoirum7324/
Koyrum736/
Kerzum736/
Kherum734/
Kurrum732/
Kerrum731/
Kearum731/
Kuyrum731/
Cairum731/
Qairum731/
Quirum731/
Ketrum731/
Kerhum730/
Khairhoum713/
Kerroum679,812/
Khiruimova67672/
Khurrum67320/
Khoirom6746/
Khairom6723/
Keroume672/
Kheroum671/
Kheruim671/
Keeroum671/
Khuraum671/
Chirumm671/
Kheirehoum671/
Ketroum671/
Ketruim671/

Kirum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirum in the Hindi language
किरूमkiruma-
Kirum in the Oriya language
କିରୁମkiruma-

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Footnotes

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