Mongum Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mongum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mongum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mongum Last Name Facts

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

Mongum occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mongum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mongum is the 5,587,209th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Mongum occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Mongum live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Mongum is most common in: West Sepik, where 89 percent live and Jiwaka, where 11 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Mongum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mongum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mongum last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mongoum924/
Moungum921/
Monum9158/
Mogum9110/
Moungoum8681/
Mongoume8639/
Moongnum864/
Mounghum864/
Moungnum862/
Mangum8314,054/
Mogoum83292/
Mongom8350/
Mongun8324/
Mungum8311/
Moneum835/
Monnum834/
Moghum832/
Monume831/
Moogum831/
Mhonum831/
Monoum831/
Mogume831/
Monuim831/
Mhoonum7782/
Mangoum7759/
Mougoum7736/
Manghum7730/
Manggum7717/
Mangume7713/
Moonnum7712/
Mangumm773/
Mangnum772/
Mungume772/
Mogueum772/
Moungun772/
Mongung771/
Monggom771/
Mangaum771/
Maungum771/
Mahngum771/
Mongune771/
Monhoum771/
Monghom771/
Mooneum771/
Moigoum771/
Magum73494/
Manum73424/
Monom73374/
Mogom73305/
Moñum731/
Mangoume7116/
Mounoume7112/
Manghoum7110/
Mangusim716/
Mhoonnum714/
Muningum713/
Mongoung712/
Mangggum711/
Maungnum711/
Moungoun711/
Moungaun711/
Maungaum711/
Mangun671,527/
Magoum67954/
Mongon67620/
Magnum67460/
Magume67308/
Maanum67297/
Mangom67253/
Monnom67209/
Manume67118/
Mannum6763/
Manoum6717/
Moghom6716/
Masnum6715/
Maghum6714/
Maagum6712/
Monoom679/
Mounom678/
Mamgum677/
Moonom675/
Mahnum675/
Mamnum674/
Mhonom674/
Manhum674/
Maneum673/
Maggum673/
Mungom672/
Magaum672/
Manaum672/
Mmanum671/
Mongón671/
Matengoum671/
Matingoum671/
Manengoum671/
Mougom671/
Moggom671/
Mosingung671/

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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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  • 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 Mongum
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