Boteteme Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Boteteme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Boteteme Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
France71:9,488,960336,266

The alternate forms: Botétémé (2) are calculated separately.

Boteteme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boteteme is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Botétémé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boteteme? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Boteteme live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Boteteme is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon Boteteme is primarily found in: South Region, where 97 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Boteteme exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Botétémé882/
Bouttetime781/
Batetema751/
Batestim633/
Batistem631/
Watetema631/
Battestim596/
Batitimer592/
Bhatatame591/
Bhatatime591/
Bhatatahame531/
Batitim531/
Batistim5053/
Batitima501/
Butitima501/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boteteme
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