Komum Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Komum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Komum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Komum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Komum is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Komum? popularity and diffusion

Komum is the 5,213,395th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Komum reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 92 percent live and Morobe, where 8 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koumum914/
Kommum913/
Komgum911/
Komgoum8315/
Khomaum831/
Kamum80548/
Kumum8080/
Komom8016/
Kamume73150/
Kamoum73149/
Khamum73100/
Komhom7332/
Keemum735/
Komoom734/
Kummum733/
Kamaum733/
Kemeum732/
Kammum732/
Kémoum731/
Khemum731/
Kommom731/
Kumume731/
Khumum731/
Kamutm731/
Kamgoum67347/
Khomhom67300/
Khamoum67113/
Kemmoum6718/
Keemoum679/
Khamhum676/
Koomhom672/
Khamgum672/
Kammoum672/
Kcomhom671/
Khommom671/
Khamaum671/
Khammum671/
Kamhoum671/
Khemoum671/

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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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  • 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 Komum
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