Kushum Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Kushum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kushum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
India2381:3,222,96494,263
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kushum (27,873) may also be a first name.

Kushum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kushum (Bengali: কুসুম, Hindi: कुशुम, Marathi: कुशुम, Oriya: କୁଷୁମ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kushum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 437,497th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,295,339 people. The surname Kushum occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kushum are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kushum is also the 29,506th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 27,873 people.

The surname Kushum is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kusum9112,830/
Kutschum860/
Kusume833,604/
Kuisum8316/
Kusuum8313/
Kusumm837/
Kussum837/
Kishum833/
Kousum833/
Koshum833/
Khusum832/
Kuusum832/
Kusaum831/
Kusoum831/
Kuhsum831/
Kushumova8042/
Kousoum7717/
Khishum777/
Koussum776/
Kutchum774/
Kussoum771/
Kuchoum771/
Kussume771/
Kushsom771/
Kusumme771/
Kosum73883/
Kusom73411/
Kisum73195/
Cusum731/
Kusumova7138/
Koussoum7112/
Kousgoum711/
Kusoom6781/
Kossum6726/
Kisaum6713/
Kausom678/
Khisum675/
Koshom674/
Kisoum673/
Kussom672/
Kousom672/
Kissum672/
Koesum671/
Kosoum671/
Kosium671/
Kuczum671/
Koussoume671/
Keutchoum671/
Coshum671/
Khosum671/

Kushum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kushum in the Hindi language
कुशुमkusuma87.33
कुषुमkusuma8.45
कुसुमkusuma2.76
कुशूमkusuma0.67
कूशुमkusuma0.18
कुषूमkusuma0.14
कूशूमkusuma0.11
कुसूमkusuma0.09
कुश्ुमkusuma0.06
कुशमkusama0.05
कुसमkusama0.02
सुशुमsusuma0.02
कुशुम़kusuma0.02
कुलशुमkulasuma0.02
कूषुमkusuma0.02
कुशुदkusuda0.02
Kushum in the Marathi language
कुशुमkusuma60.94
कुसुमkusuma20.31
कुसूमkusuma9.38
कुशूमkusuma4.69
कुषुमkusuma3.13
कुशुंkusum1.56
Kushum in the Bengali language
কুসুমkusuma50
কুশুমkusuma37.5
কুসুমবালাkusumabala6.25
কুশুমবালাkusumabala6.25
Kushum in the Oriya language
କୁଷୁମkusuma49.12
କୁଶୁମkusuma42.11
କୁସୁମkusuma5.26
କୁଷମkusama1.75

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kushum
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