Konum Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

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

Konum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Konum (199) may also be a first name.

Konum Last Name Facts

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

Konum occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Konum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Konum reside; 61 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Konum is also the 642,605th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 199 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Jiwaka, where 70 percent reside, Chimbu, where 20 percent reside and Madang, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konnum91219/
Kongum9145/
Khonum9118/
Kohnum911/
Kongnum8398/
Kongoum8314/
Khongum837/
Khoinum836/
Kongaum835/
Kounoum833/
Koonnum831/
Koinoum831/
Khonnum831/
Kanum80673/
Kunum80377/
Konom80165/
Kenum8051/
Conum8030/
Qonum809/
Khongnum77201/
Kounoume7749/
Koungoum776/
Khongoum771/
Kongnoum771/
Koungaum771/
Khanum7362,762/
Khonom731,739/
Keenum731,315/
Kunume73945/
Kungum7324/
Kanume7323/
Kahnum7318/
Conaum7316/
Kanoum7315/
Kenaum7314/
Khunum7311/
Kunnum737/
Kanhum736/
Kannum735/
Khenum733/
Kunoum732/
Kutnum732/
Kanaum732/
Konnom732/
Kuinum731/
Kaanum731/
Konoom731/
Konomh731/
Kaenum731/
Cotnum730/
Kounnoume7168/
Khongneum711/
Kanaume67274/
Khannum67103/
Khumnum6755/
Khanumd6726/
Khanoum6723/
Khanaum6719/
Khunnum6716/
Kangoum6714/
Kahanum6711/
Khanhum675/
Khaanum673/
Koonhom672/
Khanujm672/
Kunnume671/
Khanume671/
Khanuim671/
Kunhoum671/
Kenhoum671/
Khagnum671/
Kanhaum671/
Khanuum671/
Khaneum671/
Khhanum671/
Kahnoum671/
Kamhoum671/
Kuthnum671/
Khutnum671/
Khasnum671/
Khatnum671/
Koinhom671/
Cottnum670/

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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 Konum
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