Kumum Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kumum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
India91:85,229,487684,495
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kumum (300) may also be a first name.

Kumum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kumum (Hindi: कुमुम, Marathi: कुमुम, Oriya: କୁମୁମ) is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumum? popularity and diffusion

Kumum is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Kumum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kumum reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 508,767th most widespread first name globally, held by 300 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 84 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Kumum is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kumgum9137/
Kumaum915/
Koumum914/
Kummum913/
Khumum911/
Kuemum911/
Kumume911/
Khumoum834/
Kumom8040/
Komum8014/
Kimum8010/
Koumgoum7715/
Kumhom7384/
Khimum733/
Kommum733/
Kummom732/
Khumom731/
Khumhom67391/
Kumhoom675/
Komom6016/
Cumom601/
Komhom5532/
Kommom551/
Cummom551/
Coumom551/
Khomhom50300/
Khimoum50220/
Khimhum5031/
Kcomhom501/
Khomaum501/
Khommom501/

Kumum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumum in the Oriya language
କୁମୁମkumuma-
Kumum in the Hindi language
कुमुमkumuma98.55
कुमूमkumuma1.45
Kumum in the Marathi language
कुमुमkumuma76.47
कुमूमkumuma23.53

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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 Kumum
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