Kulshum Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Kulshum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulshum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1781:4,309,356113,912
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kulshum (1,351) may also be a first name.

Kulshum Last Name Facts

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

Kulshum (Hindi: कुलशुम, Marathi: कुलशुम) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulshum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kulshum is the 1,248,410th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kulshum are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 213,454th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 1,351 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 4,309,356. In India Kulshum is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 50 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 28 percent live and Jharkhand, where 14 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulsum92177,336/
Khulsum861,423/
Kullsum8611/
Kulsoum867/
Kulsume863/
Kulshom862/
Kulsuim861/
Koulsum861/
Kolshum861/
Kulssum861/
Kaulsum861/
Kulshoom8020/
Koulsoum806/
Kulsumhz801/
Koolshum801/
Kulsom775,623/
Kolsum772,002/
Kulcum7739/
Kulzum7739/
Kuljum7714/
Culsum7713/
Koulssoum752/
Koulchoum751/
Kulsoom7124,052/
Kholsum7117/
Kulsomm712/
Koulsom711/
Kolsoum711/
Kulssom711/
Kaulsoom678/
Khulsoom675/
Kulssoom671/
Kkulsoom671/
Koulsoom671/
Kolsom622,316/
Qolsum6218/
Colsum620/
Kouldjoume591/
Kholsom5719/
Culsoom572/
Coulsom572/
Caulsom570/
Koelsoem5314/
Qaulsoom531/
Koolsoom531/

Kulshum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulshum in the Marathi language
कुलशुमkulasuma92.31
कुलसुमkulasuma7.69
Kulshum in the Hindi language
कुलशुमkulasuma88.55
कुल्शुमkulsuma7.41
कुलशूमkulasuma1.68
कुलसुमkulasuma1.01
कुल्शूमkulsuma0.67
कुलषुमkulasuma0.34
कूल्शुमkulsuma0.34

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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 Kulshum
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