Kunum Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

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

Kunum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1611:50,6446,358
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kunum (203) may also be a first name.

Kunum Last Name Facts

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

Kunum (Marathi: कुनुम, Oriya: କୁଙୁମ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kunum is the 758,524th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. Kunum occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kunum reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 635,584th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 203 people.

The last name Kunum is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 50,644. In Papua New Guinea Kunum is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 40 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 29 percent reside and West Sepik, where 14 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunume91945/
Kungum9124/
Khunum9111/
Kunnum917/
Kunoum912/
Kutnum912/
Kuinum911/
Khumnum8355/
Khunnum8316/
Kounoum833/
Kuthnum831/
Kunhoum831/
Khutnum831/
Kunnume831/
Kinum80138/
Konum8098/
Kunom8066/
Kounoume7749/
Keungoum7710/
Koungoum776/
Koungaum771/
Konnum73219/
Khonum7318/
Kienum734/
Kuinom732/
Cunaum732/
Kinhum731/
Qeunum731/
Kounnoume7168/
Khungneum711/
Khunhom67766/
Queunum671/
Kunnoom671/
Cuenoum671/
Koonnum671/
Khonnum671/
Konom60165/
Conum6030/
Cunom6013/
Qonum609/
Khonom551,739/
Conaum5516/
Konnom552/
Konomh551/

Kunum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kunum in the Oriya language
କୁଙୁମkunuma-
Kunum in the Marathi language
कुनुमkunuma-

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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 Kunum
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