Kums Surname
Approximately 669 people bear this surname
Kums Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 244 | 1:725,995 | 33,220 |
| Belgium | 222 | 1:51,787 | 8,470 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Latvia | 8 | 1:256,256 | 23,728 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Kūms (1) are calculated separately.
Kums (171) may also be a first name.
Kums Demographics
Average Kums Salary in
United States
$59,400 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kums Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kums Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kums (Hindi: कुमस, Russian: Кумс) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant: Kūms. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kums? popularity and diffusion
Kums is the 493,936th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kums reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kums is also the 698,971st most common given name throughout the world, borne by 171 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 725,995. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 80 percent reside, Bauchi, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 33 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.
Kums Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kums has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kums Last Name Statistics demography
Kums earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.66% more than the national average, earning $59,400 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kūms | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khums | 89 | 237 | / |
| Kumse | 89 | 99 | / |
| Kuhms | 89 | 6 | / |
| Koums | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kumsh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kumms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kumshe | 80 | 98 | / |
| Khumse | 80 | 17 | / |
| Koumse | 80 | 7 | / |
| Khoums | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khumsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koutms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kummås | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koumss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kims | 75 | 468 | / |
| Koms | 75 | 151 | / |
| Cums | 75 | 55 | / |
| Kumz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Khumshe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kumsová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koumsse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kumsova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khoms | 67 | 993 | / |
| Kumše | 67 | 136 | / |
| Cumse | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kim's | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kooms | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kimms | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kümst | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiems | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khumz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quims | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kumze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kumce | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kumšt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kumje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cumsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coums | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komës | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cumms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caums | 67 | 0 | / |
Kums Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kums in the Hindi language | ||
| कुमस | kumasa | - |
| Kums in the Russian language | ||
| Кумс | kums | - |
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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 Kums
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