Kym Surname

30,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kym Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kym Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia13,5311:1,145287
Ukraine3,3451:13,6091,786
Switzerland3161:25,9904,041
Vietnam1781:520,4831,462
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Kym (27,075) may also be a first name.

Kym Last Name Facts

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

Kym (Hindi: क्य्म, Russian: Кым) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kym? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kym is the 30,550th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 417,003 people. Kym is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Kym are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Kym is also the 30,138th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 27,075 people.

Kym is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 13,531 people, or 1 in 1,145. In Cambodia Kym is mostly found in: Takéo Province, where 16 percent reside, Svay Rieng Province, where 13 percent reside and Phnom Penh, where 12 percent reside. Beside Cambodia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 19 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Kym Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kym has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kym surname decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kym Last Name Statistics demography

Kym earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning $44,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyom86537/
Kyme86396/
Kaym86170/
Koym86148/
Keym86136/
Khym86110/
Kymm8624/
Hkym866/
Kuym862/
Kkym861/
Kymt861/
Gkym861/
Kayım752,584/
Kıyım75148/
Kayme7529/
Khaym752/
Keyme752/
Kymme752/
Khyom751/
Kkymm751/
Kuyme751/
Koyme751/
Kim6718,794,063/
Kem678,824/
Kém67105/
Kymova6730/
Kjm6710/
Qym675/
Kaythm674/
Kayhme673/
Kymová672/
Khayme672/
Kım671/
Khayjm671/

Kym Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kym in the Hindi language
क्य्मkyma-
Kym in the Russian language
Кымkym-

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Kym Reference & Research

Kim DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kim FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kym
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