Kunum Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Kunum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 161 | 1:50,644 | 6,358 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
The last name Kunum (Marathi: कुनुम, Oriya: କୁଙୁମ) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kunum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 758,524th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. Kunum occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kunum live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kunum is also the 635,584th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 203 people.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 50,644. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 40 percent live, Jiwaka, where 29 percent live and West Sepik, where 14 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunume | 91 | 945 | / |
| Kungum | 91 | 24 | / |
| Khunum | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kunnum | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kunoum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kutnum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kuinum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khumnum | 83 | 55 | / |
| Khunnum | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kounoum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kuthnum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kunhoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khutnum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kunnume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinum | 80 | 138 | / |
| Konum | 80 | 98 | / |
| Kunom | 80 | 66 | / |
| Kounoume | 77 | 49 | / |
| Keungoum | 77 | 10 | / |
| Koungoum | 77 | 6 | / |
| Koungaum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Konnum | 73 | 219 | / |
| Khonum | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kienum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuinom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cunaum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kinhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qeunum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kounnoume | 71 | 68 | / |
| Khungneum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khunhom | 67 | 766 | / |
| Queunum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunnoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuenoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koonnum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonnum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konom | 60 | 165 | / |
| Conum | 60 | 30 | / |
| Cunom | 60 | 13 | / |
| Qonum | 60 | 9 | / |
| Khonom | 55 | 1,739 | / |
| Conaum | 55 | 16 | / |
| Konnom | 55 | 2 | / |
| Konomh | 55 | 1 | / |
Kunum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kunum in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁଙୁମ | kunuma | - |
| Kunum in the Marathi language | ||
| कुनुम | kunuma | - |
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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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- 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 Kunum
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