Omkum Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Omkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Omkum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omkum is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omkum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Omkum is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Omkum are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 100 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Omkum occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oumkum914/
Homkum911/
Amkum8055/
Omkom803/
Emkum801/
Houmkoum771/
Amkhum73119/
Emkhum7315/
Aumkum738/
Omkhom735/
Gumkum733/
Amkoum731/
Gamkum731/
Humkum731/
Hemkum731/
Homkom731/
Amkeum731/
Aumkhum677/
Homkhom674/
Hamkoum671/
Gumkoum671/

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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 Omkum
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