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Where Does The Last Name Kum Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kum (Bengali: কুম, Hindi: कुम, Marathi: कुम, Oriya: କୁମ, Tibetan: ཀུམ་) is carried by more people in South Korea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Küm. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kum? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kum is the 7,551^st most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 96,966 people. Kum is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Kum live; 35 percent live in East Asia and 34 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Kum is also the 27,061^st most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 31,203 people.

The surname Kum is most commonly held in South Korea, where it is held by 25,289 people, or 1 in 2,026. In South Korea it is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 20 percent reside, Seoul, where 18 percent reside and North Gyeongsang Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside South Korea this surname occurs in 95 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 26 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.

Kum Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kum surname increased 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kum Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (62%) in Russia and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kum are 12.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kum earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.85% more than the national average, earning R 306,192 per year; in United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.99% more than the national average, earning $52,658 CAD per year.