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 occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kumun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kumun is the 255,670th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,722,972 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kumun are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kumun is also the 533,704th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 277 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,047 people, or 1 in 169,191. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 82 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside and Oyo, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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