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.

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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

Boteteme is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Botétémé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boteteme? popularity and diffusion

Boteteme is the 2,237,939th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. Boteteme occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Boteteme are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

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

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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