Munkum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Munkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Munkum (6) may also be a first name.

Munkum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munkum occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Munkum.

How Common Is The Last Name Munkum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Munkum reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 6 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent live and South Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Malaysia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munkhum923/
Maunkum921/
Mungkum921/
Munkume921/
Moungkum864/
Maungkum864/
Meungkum861/
Mounkoum861/
Monkum833/
Munkom831/
Maungkhum802/
Moungkhum801/
Musienkum801/
Monkoum77290/
Moonkum7764/
Munkhom7752/
Mongkum776/
Mounkom771/
Mungkom771/
Moonkhum7144/
Mungkhom7132/
Hmongkum711/
Meunkhom711/
Mongkoum711/
Monkom67340/
Moungkhom6719/
Mhongkhum677/
Moungkoom671/
Monkcom6247/
Mongkom6234/
Monkhom621/
Mongkhom576/
Moungcom571/
Moncom503/

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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 Munkum
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