All over the world, กุม (Kum 
, กุม 
) is a common epicene first name. The first name กุม is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a common epicene name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and India. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Cameroon, and the United States. Likewise, กุม is the last name as well as the forename.
กุม is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kum Haehyun , the fictional character from Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator; Kum , the operatic character in the opera Der Jahrmarkt von Sorotschinzy, The Fair at Sorochyntsi and Kum , the Kurdish fictional character.