Burtam Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Burtam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burtam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen511:518,14310,800
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Burtam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burtam occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Burtam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burtam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Burtam is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Burtam reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 91 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 518,143. In Yemen Burtam is mostly concentrated in: Aden Governorate, where 75 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 14 percent live and Shabwah Governorate, where 8 percent live. Barring Yemen this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Burtam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Burtam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Burtham926/
Butrtham864/
Burttham861/
Burthame860/
Burtan831,834/
Burtom8315/
Bortam834/
Burtań831/
Burthan7728/
Wourtam7723/
Burthom779/
Bourtan773/
Borttam771/
Vourtam771/
Bhurtan771/
Burtain771/
Bortham770/
Burtann770/
Burttom770/
Burtaine7116/
Bourtang715/
Beurtoom714/
Bourtoom713/
Burztajn712/
Bourtain711/
Burtanne711/
Bourtand710/
Burton67242,757/
Bortan67506/
Wortam6737/
Burtonova6721/
Burtoń676/
Butrtasin674/
Burtanova674/
Bortom672/
Vurtamova672/
Vurtan672/
Bourtanne671/

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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 Burtam
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