Kogom Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Kogom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kogom (10) may also be a first name.

Kogom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogom is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kogom.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kogom is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kogom live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Kogom is mostly found in: Enga, where 50 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 40 percent live and Western Highlands, where 10 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Kogom is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kogome9181/
Kongom9110/
Kougom914/
Kougoum832,221/
Konghom83694/
Khogome8315/
Kongoum8314/
Konngom834/
Khongom834/
Koungom831/
Kogam8025/
Kegom8013/
Kogum8011/
Kagom809/
Kugom801/
Cogom800/
Khonghom771,937/
Koungoum776/
Khongoum771/
Kkonghom771/
Kousgoum771/
Kongam73158/
Kongum7345/
Kagome7340/
Kogaam7332/
Kagoum7321/
Koigam7319/
Kaegom7317/
Keugom7316/
Kogame739/
Kangom734/
Kougam733/
Kakgom731/
Khogam731/
Kasgom731/
Kogume731/
Kogatm731/
Kogham731/
Kugoum731/
Cogome731/
Khongam67515/
Konngam67198/
Khogame6729/
Kagoume6717/
Keugoum6716/
Kangoum6714/
Khoshghoum679/
Khongum677/
Kongaum675/
Kongham675/
Kohngam675/
Kanghom672/
Cougoum672/
Khagoom671/
Koyngam671/
Kougame671/
Koshgam671/
Keungom671/
Kehgoum671/
Khangom671/
Kahgoum671/
Kaggoum671/
Kunghom671/
Konggam671/
Konggum671/
Koungam671/

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