Chootum Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chootum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chootum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chootum Last Name Facts

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

Chootum is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chootum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chootum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Chootum are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Masindi District, where 50 percent reside and Nebbi District, where 50 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chootoum936/
Choothum935/
Chotum9229/
Cootum927/
Chothum86195/
Coothum8696/
Chottum8638/
Chootom868/
Choteum861/
Chuotum860/
Hotum835/
Choothom8012/
Choeytum801/
Chodthum801/
Chootoun801/
Chootoom801/
Chotthum801/
Chootung801/
Hottum77162/
Cothum77133/
Houtum77117/
Chatum7764/
Hothum7746/
Chotom7714/
Chotun773/
Hotume772/
Khotum772/
Hootun771/
Hoteum771/
Cootom771/
Cottum771/
Chootheun752/
Tchoutoum751/
Choytun71657/
Chathum71132/
Chattum7121/
Khootun7115/
Chooton715/
Chuthum715/
Chatoum712/
Khodtum711/
Chootheung711/
Choothaung711/
Chotoom711/
Chautum711/
Chatoom711/
Coothom711/
Cathoum711/
Chothun711/
Tshotum711/
Houttum711/
Khottum711/
Cotom674,128/
Hotun67287/
Hatum67251/
Khotthum67184/
Catum67138/
Sotum6718/
Hotom677/
Soodthum672/
Hutum671/
Tchatoum671/
Chothung671/
Hochthum671/
Chostung671/
Chottoom671/
Choothon671/
Schothom670/
Chatthum670/

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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 Chootum
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