Kukums Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kukums Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukums Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia131:157,69620,118
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

The alternate forms: Kūkums (1) are calculated separately.

Kukums Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kukums is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kūkums. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukums? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Kukums occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kukums live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 157,696. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Vidzeme, where 92 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Latvia Kukums exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found.

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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 Kukums
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