Kogomu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Kogomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Kogomu (16) may also be a first name.

Kogomu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogomu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogomu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kogomu is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Kogomu live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 100 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kogomu is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kongomu9221/
Kogamu837/
Kagomu832/
Kegomu831/
Kogemu831/
Kougoumou801/
Kangomu77136/
Kagumu67263/
Kagemu677/
Kagamu675/
Kegemu671/
Kangumu621,406/
Kangamu626/
Kungumu622/
Khagamu621/
Kang'umu571/
Kahagamu571/

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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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  • 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 Kogomu
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