Fotam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fotam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fotam (8) may also be a first name.

Fotam Last Name Facts

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

Fotam occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Fotam reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fotam is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 8 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Footam915/
Fotame910/
Footham8334/
Fohtham831/
Fatam80843/
Fotan80135/
Fetam8025/
Fotom8021/
Futam8011/
Votam8010/
Futham73375/
Fotang73295/
Photam73219/
Fatham7341/
Fostan7341/
Feetam7321/
Vottam7317/
Fotane7317/
Fattam7316/
Fatame7313/
Fetham7311/
Foutan7311/
Fotanh737/
Fettam735/
Fataim734/
Fatamh734/
Fastam734/
Faatam732/
Fhatam732/
Fotome731/
Foľtan731/
Futaim731/
Footan731/
Fotain731/
Fostom731/
Foytan731/
Votham731/
Fottan730/
Fotand730/
Feetham67852/
Fothane67238/
Futtaim67187/
Fattaim6796/
Fastame6782/
Fathgam6764/
Foutain6749/
Photham6717/
Fostant676/
Fotaine675/
Fostain675/
Faatamh672/
Photeam672/
Fostand672/
Foutane671/
Fettaim671/
Phodtam671/
Fathame671/
Fattahm671/
Futhame671/
Footeum671/
Fatamhh671/
Foutant670/
Foitain670/
Futtham670/

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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 Fotam
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