Mqum Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mqum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mqum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mqum is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mqum.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Mqum occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mqum are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mqum is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa Mqum is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Mqum Last Name Statistics demography

Mqum earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.17% less than the national average, earning R 37,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgqum892/
Mqume891/
Mquym891/
McQum890/
Mqm865/
McQuem801/
McQuim800/
Mqem7549/
Mqim752/
Mqmt751/
Mgqm751/
Mmqm751/
Mqqm751/
Mqmh751/
Mqmd751/
Mqkm751/
Mqme751/
Mguem676/
Mqeem672/
Mqemd671/
Mqmdh671/
McQun670/

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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 Mqum
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