Chotum Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Chotum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
Chotum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chotum in the Hindi language | ||
| छोटुं | chotum | - |
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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 Chotum
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