Datoloum Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Datoloum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Datoloum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Datoloum (866) may also be a first name.

Datoloum Last Name Facts

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

Datoloum occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Datoloum? popularity and diffusion

Datoloum is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Datoloum are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 276,587th most commonly held given name globally, held by 866 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon Datoloum is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 53 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 22 percent are found and North Region, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 8 percent are found and Central African Republic, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Datouloum942/
Daitouloum891/
Dotoloum882/
Dataloum881/
Dastoleum821/
Dotouloum821/
Datallon632/
Dotolong631/
Dotolung631/
Dastalam631/
Dottolon631/
Dotolan5386/
Datalan537/
Dastalan502/
Datalyan501/
Doitolan500/

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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 Datoloum
  • 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