Usum Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Usum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Uşum (111) are calculated separately.
Usum (247) may also be a first name.
Usum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Usum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Usum (Hindi: उसुम, Marathi: क़ुसुम, Oriya: ଉସୁମ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Uşum. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Usum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Usum is the 1,658,108th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Usum are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 567,531st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 247 people.
This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 79 percent live, Madang, where 15 percent live and Morobe, where 5 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uşum | 92 | 111 | / |
| Husum | 89 | 1,217 | / |
| Usume | 89 | 459 | / |
| Ausum | 89 | 79 | / |
| Gusum | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ussum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Utsum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Usaum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ushum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Usumn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Usuhm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Housum | 80 | 64 | / |
| Utsume | 80 | 30 | / |
| Aussum | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ausume | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hussum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Huusum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gousum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hushum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aushum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hausum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gusoum | 80 | 0 | / |
| Uçum | 75 | 1,383 | / |
| Usun | 75 | 1,242 | / |
| Uzum | 75 | 1,082 | / |
| Osum | 75 | 412 | / |
| Ujum | 75 | 315 | / |
| Isum | 75 | 301 | / |
| Ucum | 75 | 66 | / |
| Usom | 75 | 12 | / |
| Uxum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oussoum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Usumova | 73 | 7 | / |
| Auseume | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gussoum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hussuim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hausaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauscum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Huzum | 67 | 1,667 | / |
| Usung | 67 | 975 | / |
| Uysun | 67 | 495 | / |
| Usune | 67 | 486 | / |
| Husom | 67 | 394 | / |
| Husun | 67 | 329 | / |
| Hucum | 67 | 113 | / |
| Usgun | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ishum | 67 | 62 | / |
| Oshum | 67 | 51 | / |
| Hosum | 67 | 37 | / |
| Uchum | 67 | 28 | / |
| Guzum | 67 | 28 | / |
| Aujum | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ossum | 67 | 26 | / |
| Goussoum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gusun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Udjum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Useun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uzium | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uzzum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ousun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hisum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oussoume | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oosum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hujum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ausun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jisum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ushom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uzume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Issum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houssoum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Usunc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uhsun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Usuin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ausom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uzsun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usuun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ucaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzumn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eoussoum | 67 | 1 | / |
Usum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Usum in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉସୁମ | usuma | - |
| Usum in the Hindi language | ||
| उसुम | usuma | 95 |
| अुसुम | ausuma | 5 |
| Usum in the Marathi language | ||
| क़ुसुम | qusuma | 57.14 |
| ुसुम | usuma | 28.57 |
| कुसुम | kusuma | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
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