Kolum Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

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

Kolum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7781:59,3575,839
Nigeria3521:503,24625,072
Papua New Guinea1911:42,6905,212
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
India461:16,675,334263,471
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Kolum (212) may also be a first name.

Kolum Last Name Facts

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

Kolum (Russian: Колум) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolum? popularity and diffusion

Kolum is the 272,373rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kolum live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 620,917th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 212 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 778 people, or 1 in 59,357. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 48 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 29 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Kolum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kollum9181/
Kholum9134/
Koloum9122/
Koulum9115/
Koluim9114/
Kolaum9111/
Koolum918/
Koilum916/
Koylum914/
Kolume914/
Koleum911/
K'Olum911/
Kolium911/
Khollum8329/
Kouloum8317/
Kotleum835/
Kholeum832/
Kolgoum831/
Kolloum831/
Kolaumm831/
Kholhum831/
Kalum803,392/
Kelum802,635/
Kolom80498/
Colum80218/
Kulum80130/
Kolumova772/
Kalume7354,498/
Collum735,889/
Kulume733,492/
Kollom73219/
Colume73175/
Kallum7399/
Kaulum7359/
Khulum7340/
Coolum7331/
Kuylum7326/
Koulom7323/
Kullum7321/
Kutlum7319/
Khalum7313/
Kalyum7310/
Coulum739/
Kaloum739/
Kuilum737/
Kaleum736/
Kalium735/
Keelum733/
Kahlum732/
Kulyum732/
Kalaum732/
Kohlom731/
Koolom731/
Kulgum731/
Coloum731/
Khelum731/
Kulaum731/
Kaluim731/
Kaluym731/
Colhum730/
Kalloum67805/
Kelyaum6743/
Khallum6716/
Couloum6713/
Kalhume679/
Khulume677/
Kullume676/
Kallume675/
Kaulume674/
Khaloum674/
Kaluume674/
Kalgoum673/
Kaloume672/
Khalume671/
Kalumme671/
Koolhom671/
Kelhoum671/
Collium671/
Colleum671/
Collaum671/
Kullhum671/
Keelium671/
Kauslum671/
Kalhoum671/
K'Oloom671/
Kuluime671/
Couleum670/
Colllum670/
Colloum670/

Kolum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolum in the Russian language
Колумkolum-

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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 Kolum
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