Kumun Surname

255,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,543 people bear this surname

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

Kumun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kumun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0471:169,19110,493
Papua New Guinea4351:18,7441,904
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kumun (277) may also be a first name.

Kumun Last Name Facts

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

Kumun (Bengali: কুমুন, Hindi: कुमुन, Marathi: कुमन, Oriya: କୁମୁନ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 255,670th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,722,972 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kumun reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kumun is also the 533,704th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 277 people.

The surname Kumun is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 169,191. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 82 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 7 percent are found and Oyo, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kumune91126/
Kummun9164/
Kumaun9151/
Kumunc9134/
Kumoun9123/
Kumeun9113/
Kumgun916/
Khumun914/
Kumuun914/
Kumhun912/
Kumumn911/
Kuumun911/
Kumuin911/
Koumun911/
Khummun8340/
Kumaung8323/
Koumoun838/
Khumgun835/
Khumhun833/
Kumhung832/
Khuimun832/
Khumoun832/
Kumhuin831/
Kumoung831/
Kummune831/
Khumunn831/
Kumon802,703/
Kimun80305/
Komun80303/
Cumun808/
Kummoung7778/
Khummung779/
Kummaung776/
Kumhoung775/
Khummeun772/
Koumoune772/
Kummoune771/
Khummoun771/
Kumeugne771/
Kusmound770/
Khumon7391/
Koumon7330/
Kommun7319/
Khimun7314/
Kimhun7311/
Kummon739/
Kuimon733/
Kumoon732/
Komoun732/
Cumgun731/
Kumhon731/
Khumum731/
Coumun730/
Cummun730/
Keumeugne7140/
Khummoung712/
Koumeugne711/
Keumougne711/
Koumougne711/
Khimhun671,082/
Kummoon67143/
Khommun67101/
Khimoun6711/
Khumoum674/
Khumhon672/
Kumhoon671/
Kumhonh671/
Cheumun671/
Khumoen671/
Coumoun671/
Koemeun671/
Khummon671/
Koumoon671/
Khumoon671/
Kuhmhausen671/
Khuymon671/

Kumun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kumun in the Bengali language
কুমুনkumuna-
Kumun in the Oriya language
କୁମୁନkumuna-
Kumun in the Marathi language
कुमनkumana-
Kumun in the Hindi language
कुमुनkumuna90
कुमनkumana10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kumun
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