Kulum Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

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

Kulum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
India131:59,005,029552,550
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kulum (356) may also be a first name.

Kulum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kulum (Hindi: कुलुम, Marathi: कुलुम, Oriya: କୁଲୁମ୍) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Kulum is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Kulum live; 42 percent live in Oceania Islands and 42 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kulum is also the 461,707th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 356 people.

Kulum is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 53 percent live, East New Britain, where 14 percent live and East Sepik, where 12 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Turkey, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulume913,492/
Kaulum9159/
Khulum9140/
Kuylum9126/
Kullum9121/
Kutlum9119/
Koulum9115/
Kuilum917/
Kulyum912/
Kulgum911/
Kulaum911/
Kouloum8317/
Khulume837/
Kullume836/
Kaulume834/
Kullhum831/
Kauslum831/
Kuluime831/
Kolum801,429/
Culum801,131/
Kilum80199/
Kulom8073/
Kulumova7737/
Cullum739,514/
Caulum73111/
Kollum7381/
Kholum7334/
Koulom7323/
Koloum7322/
Kaulom7314/
Koluim7314/
Kolaum7311/
Kulhom739/
Coulum739/
Koolum738/
Kuloom733/
K'Olum731/
Kullom731/
Koleum731/
Kolium731/
Culhum730/
Khollum6729/
Couloum6713/
Cullium674/
Kholeum672/
Culloum671/
Kolloum671/
Culleum671/
Kolaumm671/
Khullom671/
Kholhum671/
Couleum670/
Ceullum670/

Kulum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kulum in the Hindi language
कुलुमkuluma92.86
कूलूमkuluma7.14
Kulum in the Marathi language
कुलुमkuluma64.29
कुसूमkusuma14.29
कूलूमkuluma7.14
कुसुमkusuma7.14
कुलूमkuluma7.14
Kulum in the Oriya language
କୁଲୁମ୍kulum50
କୁଳୁମkuluma50

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