Sangum Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sangum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sangum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sangum (94) may also be a first name.

Sangum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sangum (Hindi: संगम, Tibetan: གསང་གཱམ་) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sangum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sangum? popularity and diffusion

Sangum is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Sangum reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sangum is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 94 people.

Sangum is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 983,141. In Malaysia Sangum is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 97 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live. Barring Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sangnum9257/
Sangoum9218/
Sangaum924/
Sanghum922/
Sangume922/
Saingum921/
Shangum921/
Sagum915,515/
Sanum91626/
Sangoumn861/
Saingaum861/
Sanghuim861/
Sangnaum861/
Sangun83533/
Sannum83151/
Saghum83137/
Saanum83116/
Sahnum8384/
Jangum8384/
Shanum8373/
Sangom8359/
Songum8340/
Shagum8334/
Samgum8328/
Sainum8326/
Sagume8319/
Sagoum8319/
Zangum8318/
Sanume8310/
Sanoum8310/
Saagum839/
Satnum835/
Samnum833/
Saggum832/
Saigum832/
Saynum832/
Seanum832/
Ssagum831/
Sianum831/
Sanuim831/
Sanaum831/
Sanghom77309/
Sangoun7764/
Janggum7738/
Shangom7726/
Sahagum7722/
Sahanum7718/
Sangung7717/
Sanoume7713/
Sanggun7711/
Sahnnum7710/
Sangoom7710/
Sanggom778/
Shannum778/
Sanghun777/
Samngun776/
Songnum776/
Sangaun775/
Seaneum774/
Changum774/
Jhangum773/
Sangune773/
Shanoum773/
Sanhoum773/
Songoum772/
Saighum772/
Saynoum772/
Sainuum771/
Jangoum771/
Songhum771/
Shagoum771/
Siagoum771/
Sahnoum771/
Saghuum771/
Saagoum771/
Sanaumd771/
Schagum771/
Shainum771/
Sainaum771/
Saungun771/
Shagnum771/
Janngum771/
Shanaum770/
Sanom73525/
Sagom7367/
Sonum7346/
Sogum7340/
Zagum7317/
Zanum732/
Changnum71100/
Sianghom7195/
Sangutin7130/
Seanghom7127/
Sahagoum7125/
Sainggun7116/
Sahannum7114/
Djangoum7111/
Sangoung7110/
Sanggung716/
Sahangun715/
Shamnume711/
Songoume711/
Shenghum711/
Samngoun711/
Sangohun711/
Sangoune711/
Sangount711/
Sanguten711/
Sayghoum711/
Seangaun711/
Sangaung711/
Sangusin711/
Shaumgum711/
Changgum711/
Sangon671,921/
Sanggutin67389/
Sannom6763/
Songun6757/
Sonhum6751/
Songom6748/
Zaigum6737/
Sahaghoum6732/
Zainum6730/
Sainom6730/
Zaghum6721/
Jamgum6716/
Sanhom6714/
Shanghung6713/
Shagumova6710/
Zagoum679/
Saghom676/
Shagom675/
Sangguten675/
Shogum674/
Sangungue674/
Sanoom673/
Sonnum673/
Zahnum672/
Saanom672/
Sonumm672/
Somgum672/
Sangussen671/
Seygum671/
Zaanum671/
Zaygum671/
Zeagum671/
Shanom671/
Sahanoume671/
Seigum671/
Chagum671/
Zanoum671/
Sonaum671/

Sangum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sangum in the Tibetan language
གསང་གཱམ་sanggam-
Sangum in the Hindi language
संगमsangama50
संगुमsanguma50

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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 Sangum
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