Kursum Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kursum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kursum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India591:13,001,108227,026
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kursum (588) may also be a first name.

Kursum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kursum (Hindi: कुरसुम, Marathi: कुसुर्म) occurs most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kursum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Kursum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kursum reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 345,036th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 588 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 13,001,108. In India Kursum is primarily found in: Telangana, where 73 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 15 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurshum921/
Kurzum83115/
Kursom832/
Korsum832/
Cursume771/
Korsoum771/
Khurjum771/
Kurshumova75170/
Kourzoum7117/
Coursume716/
Korssoum712/
Ckurshumova711/
Korzum6712/
Kourzoume671/
Korsom671/
Kurzhumova63150/
Korshom62463/
Coursom625/
Korzoum622/
Kourzom621/
Corsom503/
Corzum502/

Kursum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kursum in the Marathi language
कुसुर्मkusurma85.71
कुसुमkusuma14.29
Kursum in the Hindi language
कुरसुमkurasuma69.23
कुर्सुमkursuma30.77

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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 Kursum
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