Usum Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

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

Usum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Usum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

The last name Usum (Hindi: उसुम, Marathi: क़ुसुम, Oriya: ଉସୁମ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. 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

This last name is the 1,658,108th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. Usum occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Usum are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Usum is also the 567,531st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 247 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 79 percent live, Madang, where 15 percent live and Morobe, where 5 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Usum is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uşum92111/
Husum891,217/
Usume89459/
Ausum8979/
Gusum8912/
Ussum892/
Utsum891/
Usaum891/
Ushum891/
Usumn891/
Usuhm891/
Housum8064/
Utsume8030/
Aussum807/
Ausume803/
Hussum803/
Huusum802/
Gousum801/
Hushum801/
Aushum801/
Hausum801/
Gusoum800/
Uçum751,383/
Usun751,242/
Uzum751,082/
Osum75412/
Ujum75315/
Isum75301/
Ucum7566/
Usom7512/
Uxum751/
Oussoum7310/
Usumova737/
Auseume734/
Gussoum732/
Hussuim731/
Hausaum731/
Hauscum730/
Huzum671,667/
Usung67975/
Uysun67495/
Usune67486/
Husom67394/
Husun67329/
Hucum67113/
Usgun6781/
Ishum6762/
Oshum6751/
Hosum6737/
Uchum6728/
Guzum6728/
Aujum6726/
Ossum6726/
Goussoum6717/
Gusun6711/
Udjum679/
Useun678/
Uzium678/
Uzzum677/
Ousun677/
Hisum677/
Oussoume676/
Oosum676/
Hujum675/
Ausun674/
Jisum674/
Ushom674/
Uzume674/
Issum674/
Houssoum673/
Usunc673/
Uhsun673/
Usuin672/
Ausom672/
Uzsun671/
Usuun671/
Uzeum671/
Ucaum671/
Usund671/
Uzhum671/
Isaum671/
Uzumn671/
Eoussoum671/

Usum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Usum in the Oriya language
ଉସୁମusuma-
Usum in the Hindi language
उसुमusuma95
अुसुमausuma5
Usum in the Marathi language
क़ुसुमqusuma57.14
ुसुमusuma28.57
कुसुमkusuma14.29

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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 Usum
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