Kuwom Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Kuwom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 202 | 1:228,613 | 16,073 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kuwom (11) may also be a first name.
Kuwom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuwom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuwom is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuwom? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,136,896th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Kuwom is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kuwom live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kuwom is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 228,613. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Kuwom occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwome | 91 | 13 | / |
| Kouwom | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kauwom | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuwam | 80 | 246 | / |
| Kowom | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kiwom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kuwum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouwoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuwuam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quiwom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiwoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouvoum | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khowhom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kouwame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kushwam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiewhom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kowam | 60 | 44 | / |
| Kuvam | 60 | 13 | / |
| Kiwam | 60 | 7 | / |
| Kivom | 60 | 1 | / |
| Cuwam | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kuvum | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kievom | 55 | 15 | / |
| Qieuom | 55 | 5 | / |
| Quiwam | 55 | 5 | / |
| Qauuom | 55 | 3 | / |
| Koubum | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kauvam | 55 | 1 | / |
| Koowam | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kowahm | 55 | 1 | / |
| Koovam | 55 | 1 | / |
| Kubaum | 55 | 0 | / |
| Cowhom | 55 | 0 | / |
| Khouvam | 50 | 10 | / |
| Kouchouhoum | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kuwom
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