Sukum Surname
Approximately 1,354 people bear this surname
Sukum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 523 | 1:135,064 | 20,922 |
| India | 459 | 1:1,671,166 | 60,799 |
| Tanzania | 362 | 1:146,248 | 13,342 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Sukum (3,136) may also be a first name.
Sukum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sukum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sukum (Bengali: সুকুম, Hindi: सुकुम, Marathi: सुकुम, Oriya: ସୁକୁମ, Tibetan: སུག་ཀུམ།) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sukum.
How Common Is The Last Name Sukum? popularity and diffusion
Sukum is the 284,289th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,382,235 people. The surname Sukum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Sukum live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Tai-Asia. Sukum is also the 128,550th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 3,136 people.
It is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 135,064. In Thailand Sukum is mostly concentrated in: Surin Province, where 62 percent live, Kanchanaburi Province, where 11 percent live and Chachoengsao Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Thailand Sukum occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent live and Tanzania, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukhum | 91 | 756 | / |
| Sukkum | 91 | 414 | / |
| Sukume | 91 | 122 | / |
| Siukum | 91 | 23 | / |
| Sukaum | 91 | 15 | / |
| Sukoum | 91 | 9 | / |
| Saukum | 91 | 8 | / |
| Sudkum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Sukgum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Shukum | 91 | 2 | / |
| Sukcum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Seukum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sukkhum | 83 | 1,774 | / |
| Soukoum | 83 | 739 | / |
| Sudkhum | 83 | 109 | / |
| Sutkhum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Suekhum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shukume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saukhum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sokum | 80 | 91 | / |
| Cukum | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sukom | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jukum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Zukum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soukoume | 77 | 23 | / |
| Sukkumme | 77 | 4 | / |
| Souykoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sukhom | 73 | 2,747 | / |
| Jukkum | 73 | 37 | / |
| Soukom | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sockum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Juckum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Djukum | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sukkom | 73 | 11 | / |
| Shokum | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shukom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sukoom | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sukcom | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zaukum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sookum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shikum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Szokum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Suscum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sokoum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Szókum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sucume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sokhum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seukom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sokcum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suecum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sokeum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zukume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jukume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Succum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shukumova | 71 | 32 | / |
| Sukhumova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Saukumova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chukhum | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chukume | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sookkum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Juckkum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sukkhom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sukkoom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sukhoom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chukkum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuykum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoukoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djuikum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sookhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaukum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juchkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djukume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jukkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sookoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukcoom | 67 | 1 | / |
Sukum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sukum in the Tibetan language | ||
| སུག་ཀུམ། | sukkum | - |
| Sukum in the Hindi language | ||
| सुकुम | sukuma | 87.5 |
| सुकूम | sukuma | 5 |
| कुसुम | kusuma | 2.5 |
| सूकूमा | sukuma | 2.5 |
| सूकुम | sukuma | 2.5 |
| Sukum in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁକୁମ | sukuma | 81.36 |
| ଶୁକୁମ | sukuma | 13.62 |
| ସୁକୁମାଇଁ | sukuma'im | 2.15 |
| ସୁକୁମ୍ | sukum | 1.43 |
| ସୂକୁମ | sukuma | 0.36 |
| Sukum in the Marathi language | ||
| सुकुम | sukuma | 80.27 |
| सुकूम | sukuma | 17.82 |
| सूकूम | sukuma | 0.59 |
| मुकुम | mukuma | 0.59 |
| सूकुम | sukuma | 0.29 |
| सुसुम | susuma | 0.15 |
| Sukum in the Bengali language | ||
| সুকুম | sukuma | 71.43 |
| সূকুম | sukuma | 14.29 |
| সুকুমার | sukumara | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sukum
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