Kuom Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

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

Kuom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
South Sudan251:456,603797
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kuom (37) may also be a first name.

Kuom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuom (Hindi: कुओम) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kuom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Kuom occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Kuom are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 37 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 60 percent reside, Berlin, where 21 percent reside and Bavaria, where 19 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and South Sudan, where 22 percent reside.

Kuom Last Name Statistics demography

Kuom earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuome893/
Kkuom891/
Khuom891/
Kom8636,600/
Kwuome804/
Kuhoom801/
Kome7519,071/
Koum752,413/
Komm751,810/
Koim751,746/
Kohm751,378/
Keum75737/
Khom75667/
Koom75641/
Kuam75495/
Koym75148/
Kojm7585/
Kwom7583/
Quom7520/
Komh7511/
Guom757/
Cuom752/
Qkom751/
Hkom751/
Kouhoum731/
Koome6715,707/
Koume674,141/
Kuame671,564/
Koime67495/
Komme67461/
Khome67215/
Quoom67192/
Kommm6765/
Khoum6756/
Khoim6741/
Khomm6730/
Nkwom6723/
Khoom676/
Kuamt673/
Kouhm673/
Kouhoume673/
Quoum672/
Komhe672/
Kheum672/
Quuom671/
Koyme671/
Kothm671/
Keuhm671/
Hkoum671/
Koumd671/
Koimm671/
Kwoom671/
Kwoum671/
Kwuam671/
Khotm671/
Gkgom671/
Quoym671/
Quoim671/
Kwome671/
Kombp671/
Kohmh671/
Quome671/

Kuom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuom in the Hindi language
कुओमku'oma50
कु॰ओमkuoma50

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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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  • 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 Kuom
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