Kümin Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kümin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kümin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8971:9,1561,495
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Kumin (1,493) are calculated separately.

Kümin Last Name Facts

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

Kümin (Bengali: কুমিন, Georgian: კუმინ, Hindi: कुमिन, Marathi: कुिमन, Oriya: କୁମିନ) is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Kumin. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kümin? popularity and diffusion

Kümin is the 390,762nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. Kümin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kümin reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 897 people, or 1 in 9,156. In Switzerland Kümin is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 39 percent reside, Canton of Schwyz, where 34 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kumin931,493/
Kümmin917/
Komin803,155/
Kimin803,114/
Khomin73519/
Khimin73511/
Komien73343/
Kumina73333/
Kuemin73101/
Kommin7387/
Komijn7376/
Kaumin7363/
Kummin7348/
Kimmin7330/
Khumin7329/
Koumin7329/
Kuimin7322/
Koomin734/
Kiemin732/
Hkimin731/
Kimien731/
Koemin731/
Kumuin731/
Kumion731/
Kiminn731/
Kuismin67546/
Koumina67297/
Kuimina67150/
Kimn6752/
Khummin6734/
Komn6716/
Kumn6714/
Kuminck6713/
Kaumina6711/
Khuminn674/
Khumina674/
Kusminn673/
Komienė672/
Kummina672/
Keuming671/
Kiemien671/
Kutmink671/
Kusmimn671/
Koommin671/
Khuymin671/

Kümin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kümin in the Georgian language
კუმინkumin-
Kümin in the Bengali language
কুমিনkumina-
Kümin in the Oriya language
କୁମିନkumina-
Kümin in the Hindi language
कुमिनkumina50
कुमीनkumina50
Kümin in the Marathi language
कुिमनkuimana50
कुमीनkumina50

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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 Kümin
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