Cothum Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Cothum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cothum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1331:293,52820,541
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cothum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cothum has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cothum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cothum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cothum is the 1,551,568th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cothum live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Cothum is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 293,528. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Zombo District, where 50 percent are found, Nebbi District, where 35 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chothum92195/
Coothum9296/
Choothum865/
Chodthum861/
Chotthum861/
Kothum83186/
Chotum8329/
Cootum837/
Costum837/
Cathum835/
Jothum832/
Cothom831/
Cottum831/
Sothum831/
Chathum77132/
Costume7795/
Chottum7738/
Kotthum7710/
Scottum776/
Kodthum776/
Chuthum775/
Chootum773/
Cotthun771/
Choteum771/
Kothoum771/
Cathoum771/
Coothom771/
Chuotum770/
Cothoun770/
Cotom734,128/
Kotum73576/
Cotun73307/
Catum73138/
Sotum7318/
Khotthum71184/
Chootoum716/
Soodthum712/
Coustoum710/
Chatthum710/
Cottom672,272/
Kothom67277/
Kottum67253/
Kuthum67247/
Chatum6764/
Coutun6763/
Kathum6763/
Sathum6749/
Castum6743/
Cottun6737/
Koetum6730/
Kotoum6728/
Kotume6713/
Cothon6712/
Kethum6711/
Koitum677/
Caetum674/
Custum674/
Kothun674/
Koutum673/
Cuytum672/
Khotum672/
Cohtom671/
Coutom671/
Jathum671/
Qathum671/
Chotthoom671/
Kuotum671/
Cattum671/
Costun671/
Cootom671/
Tchoutoum671/
Cojtun671/
Cathom670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Cothum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis