Chotum Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Chotum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chotum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chotum (42) may also be a first name.

Chotum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chotum (Hindi: छोटुं) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chotum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Chotum is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Chotum are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chotum is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 42 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Chotum is most common in: Masindi District, where 41 percent reside, Kiryandongo District, where 30 percent reside and Buliisa District, where 7 percent reside. Besides Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chothum92195/
Chottum9238/
Chootum923/
Choteum921/
Chuotum920/
Hotum915/
Chootoum866/
Choothum865/
Chotthum861/
Chodthum861/
Choeytum861/
Chetum831,125/
Hottum83162/
Cothum83133/
Houtum83117/
Chatum8364/
Hothum8346/
Chotom8314/
Cootum837/
Chotun833/
Khotum832/
Hotume832/
Cottum831/
Hoteum831/
Tchoutoum801/
Choytun77657/
Chathum77132/
Coothum7796/
Chettum7765/
Chattum7721/
Chootom778/
Cheetum775/
Chuthum775/
Chatoum772/
Chethum771/
Houttum771/
Tshotum771/
Chothun771/
Cathoum771/
Chautum771/
Chotoom771/
Khodtum771/
Khottum771/
Cotom734,128/
Hotun73287/
Hatum73251/
Catum73138/
Sotum7318/
Hotom737/
Hutum731/
Khotthum71184/
Choothom7112/
Chostung711/
Chootung711/
Hochthum711/
Tchatoum711/
Chothung711/
Chottoom711/
Chootoom711/
Chootoun711/
Chatthum710/
Cheethum710/
Schothom710/
Hatoum6713,073/
Khatum675,418/
Choton673,149/
Cottom672,272/
Chatun67440/
Khotun67307/
Sahtum67301/
Hattum67167/
Çoştum6757/
Hautum6755/
Chatom6744/
Hotung6738/
Chotusing6731/
Sotume6716/
Khutum6714/
Sotoum6713/
Shotun6710/
Hastum677/
Shatum676/
Cathum675/
Hatume675/
Hothom674/
Chotón674/
Hottun673/
Hathum672/
Houtom672/
Hotoun672/
Jothum672/
Chootheun672/
Hootun671/
Cattum671/
Cootom671/
Chutumova671/
Cothom671/
Hottom671/
Hotoom671/
Chotunova671/
Sothum671/
Chutom671/
Cohtom671/
Chothoung671/
Chotthoom671/
Coutom671/
Hostun671/
Huttum670/
Cathom670/

Chotum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chotum in the Hindi language
छोटुंchotum-

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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
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  • 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 Chotum
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