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
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
| 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kunum
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