Kukam Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Kukam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India91:85,229,487684,495
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Kukam (107) may also be a first name.

Kukam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kukam (Hindi: कूकम, Marathi: कुकम) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Kukam live; 66 percent live in Oceania Islands and 66 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kukam is also the 910,230th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 107 people.

The last name Kukam is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 73 percent are found, Enga, where 18 percent are found and Chimbu, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 16 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koukam91502/
Kukame91267/
Kuekam91160/
Kukham9124/
Keukam9116/
Kuikam9110/
Kukkam916/
Kaukam913/
Kuykam911/
Kudkam911/
Kuhkam911/
Khukham83398/
Kuikham83181/
Koukame831/
Kutkham831/
Koudkam831/
Koukham831/
Khuekam831/
Khudkam831/
Kudkham831/
Koukkam831/
Keukham830/
Kokam80733/
Kucam8091/
Kikam8029/
Kukom8019/
Cukam809/
Khuikham77184/
Khutkham7778/
Khudkham778/
Khuykham772/
Khoukham771/
Kuckhahm771/
Khaukham771/
Khikam73103/
Kukome7357/
Khokam7331/
Kokham7330/
Koukom7314/
Kokkam7312/
Kucame738/
Kucamm736/
Kookam735/
Kaukom734/
Koekam733/
Kikkam732/
Kickam732/
Kokcam732/
Kuykom731/
Kuikom731/
Kuekom731/
Kockam731/
Kiquam731/
Kiekam731/
Kickham67647/
Khokham67267/
Cheukam67102/
Koukoum6720/
Coukham6718/
Kuikeum6717/
Kikkham674/
Khikham673/
Kookham672/
Khikkam672/
Kusquam671/
Kuikoum671/
Kuekeum671/
Keukoum671/
Kiekham671/
Keukomm671/

Kukam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kukam in the Marathi language
कुकमkukama-
Kukam in the Hindi language
कूकमkukama33.33
कुकांkukam33.33
कुकमkukama33.33

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Footnotes

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