Gautam Surname
Approximately 357,140 people bear this surname
Gautam Surname User-submission:
This surname is most commonly used by Brahmins in India and Nepal, who trace their ancestry from Gautam Rishi, one of the seven great sages.
The word is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः (gaḥ) and तम (tama). Tama means 'darkness' and gaḥ means 'bright light', so the word gautam means 'the remover of darkness'.
Read More About This SurnameGautam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 233,387 | 1:3,287 | 313 |
| Nepal | 113,669 | 1:251 | 54 |
| United States | 1,531 | 1:236,747 | 22,700 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,457 | 1:6,288 | 801 |
| Qatar | 771 | 1:3,058 | 287 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| England | 652 | 1:85,457 | 9,364 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Australia | 620 | 1:43,541 | 5,522 |
| Canada | 405 | 1:90,977 | 9,993 |
| Thailand | 392 | 1:180,200 | 29,384 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Bhutan | 336 | 1:1,833 | 148 |
| Fiji | 251 | 1:3,563 | 644 |
| Malaysia | 247 | 1:119,410 | 7,881 |
| Kuwait | 241 | 1:15,771 | 2,101 |
| Oman | 226 | 1:16,318 | 1,678 |
| Bahrain | 176 | 1:7,663 | 1,429 |
| Singapore | 163 | 1:33,790 | 1,252 |
| New Zealand | 136 | 1:33,296 | 5,772 |
| Germany | 66 | 1:1,219,780 | 78,810 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Iceland | 25 | 1:15,204 | 1,298 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
The alternate forms: Gãütãm (1) are calculated separately.
Gautam (464,750) may also be a first name.
Gautam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is most commonly used by Brahmins in India and Nepal, who trace their ancestry from Gautam Rishi, one of the seven great sages.
The word is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः (gaḥ) and तम (tama). Tama means 'darkness' and gaḥ means 'bright light', so the word gautam means 'the remover of darkness'.
People with this surname predominantly live in Nepal and Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
- divyanshgautamGautam is taken from name of Gautam Buddha. He was founder of Buddhism. His name taken by his followers.
- siddhartha_kumarGautam Demographics
Average Male Gautam Height
172.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gautam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gautam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gautam (Bengali: গৌতম, Hindi: गौतम, Marathi: गौतम, Oriya: େଗୗତମ, Russian: Гаутам, Tibetan: གའུ་ཏམ།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gãütãm. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gautam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,511th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,405 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gautam live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gautam is also the 2,179th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 464,750 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 233,387 people, or 1 in 3,287. In India it is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 56 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Delhi, where 9 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 102 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Gautam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gautam last name are 1.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gautam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.45% less than the national average, earning 202,614 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 928.32% more than the national average, earning R 2,443,670 per year; in United States they earn 21.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.53% more than the national average, earning $60,878 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gautam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gautam in the Bengali language | ||
| গৌতম | gautama | 99.92 |
| গৌতম্ | gautam | 0.02 |
| গৌত | gauta | 0.02 |
| Gautam in the Hindi language | ||
| गौतम | gautama | 99.54 |
| गौताम | gautama | 0.08 |
| गोतम | gotama | 0.08 |
| कुमार | kumara | 0.03 |
| गौत्तम | gauttama | 0.01 |
| ग्ाौतम | gaautama | 0.01 |
| गौतम़ | gautama | 0.01 |
| गौतँ | gautam | 0 |
| गोत्तम | gottama | 0 |
| रंजीत | ranjita | 0 |
| गौतमी | gautami | 0 |
| कान्त | kanta | 0 |
| ग़ॉतम | gotama | 0 |
| गेोतम | geotama | 0 |
| गौतमा | gautama | 0 |
| गुप्ता | gupta | 0 |
| गौटम | gautama | 0 |
| ललिता | lalita | 0 |
| गॉतम | gotama | 0 |
| गौ़तम | gautama | 0 |
| प्रितम | pritama | 0 |
| गौतम़़ | gautama | 0 |
| गौजम | gaujama | 0 |
| अनीता | anita | 0 |
| संगीता | sangita | 0 |
| गोैतम | goaitama | 0 |
| र्गौतम | rgautama | 0 |
| ग़ौताम | gautama | 0 |
| गौमत | gaumata | 0 |
| गातम | gatama | 0 |
| गौत्म | gautma | 0 |
| गौेतम | gauetama | 0 |
| ्गौतम | gautama | 0 |
| गौतमु | gautamu | 0 |
| गौत | gauta | 0 |
| गउतम | ga'utama | 0 |
| गीतम | gitama | 0 |
| गौतम् | gautam | 0 |
| गौलम | gaulama | 0 |
| गाौतम | gaautama | 0 |
| गैतम | gaitama | 0 |
| गैातम | gaiatama | 0 |
| Gautam in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗୗତମ | egatama | 97.28 |
| ଗଉତମ | ga'utama | 1.03 |
| େଗୗତମ୍ | egatam | 0.07 |
| େଗୖାତମ | egaatama | 0.07 |
| ଗଊତମ | ga'utama | 0.04 |
| ରାଉତ | ra'uta | 0.02 |
| େପାଥାଳ | epathala | 0.01 |
| େଗୖତମ | egatama | 0.01 |
| ଭରତ | bharata | 0.01 |
| େଗୗଲମ | egalama | 0.01 |
| େଗାତମ | egatama | 0.01 |
| ବନିତା | banita | 0.01 |
| େଗୗତୁମ | egatuma | 0.01 |
| ଜଗତାନ | jagatana | 0.01 |
| ସତନାମି | satanami | 0.01 |
| ପୁେଟଲ | puetala | 0.01 |
| େଗୗତାମ | egatama | 0.01 |
| ଲଲିତା | lalita | 0.01 |
| ଅନାମ | anama | 0.01 |
| Gautam in the Marathi language | ||
| गौतम | gautama | 97.12 |
| गौताम | gautama | 0.16 |
| गैतम | gaitama | 0.16 |
| गोतम | gotama | 0.13 |
| गॊतम | gotama | 0.03 |
| गैातम | gaiatama | 0.02 |
| गौत | gauta | 0.02 |
| गोैतम | goaitama | 0.02 |
| गोताम | gotama | 0.01 |
| गउतम | ga'utama | 0.01 |
| औताडे | autade | 0.01 |
| िगराम | igarama | 0.01 |
| नैताम | naitama | 0.01 |
| गॉतम | gotama | 0.01 |
| गौतमा | gautama | 0.01 |
| गौमत | gaumata | 0.01 |
| गाैतम | gaaitama | 0.01 |
| गौरव | gaurava | 0.01 |
| गेतम | getama | 0.01 |
| ग़ौतम | gautama | 0.01 |
| गौेतम | gauetama | 0 |
| गौदम | gaudama | 0 |
| गौतमु | gautamu | 0 |
| गवताम | gavatama | 0 |
| सौतन | sautana | 0 |
| गौसत | gausata | 0 |
| गुलाम | gulama | 0 |
| ग़ौतँम | gautamma | 0 |
| गौरम | gaurama | 0 |
| गौितक | gauitaka | 0 |
| गैताम | gaitama | 0 |
| गोवताम | govatama | 0 |
| गौत्मी | gautmi | 0 |
| गुअतम | gu'atama | 0 |
| गॉेतम | goetama | 0 |
| मौसम | mausama | 0 |
| गातम | gatama | 0 |
| गौाराम | gauarama | 0 |
| उततम | utatama | 0 |
| गौतन | gautana | 0 |
| शौतम | sautama | 0 |
| गौवत | gauvata | 0 |
| ौतम | autama | 0 |
| गौरग | gauraga | 0 |
| गाऊतम | ga'utama | 0 |
| गौातम | gauatama | 0 |
| गोतमी | gotami | 0 |
| उगराम | ugarama | 0 |
| गौतामी | gautami | 0 |
| शांतमा | santama | 0 |
| गैोतम | gaiotama | 0 |
| औताने | autane | 0 |
| गौतमे | gautame | 0 |
| घातक | ghataka | 0 |
| गौत'ा | gauta'a | 0 |
| गाौतम | gaautama | 0 |
| घटक | ghataka | 0 |
| जौतम | jautama | 0 |
| यटम | yatama | 0 |
| िपतम | ipatama | 0 |
| पथम | pathama | 0 |
| सत्यं | satyam | 0 |
| गौटम | gautama | 0 |
| गौता | gauta | 0 |
| गीतंम | gitamma | 0 |
| बौतम | bautama | 0 |
| गौसम | gausama | 0 |
| गॅतम | getama | 0 |
| गौतमी | gautami | 0 |
| ्गौतम | gautama | 0 |
| गौतिम | gautima | 0 |
| गीतम | gitama | 0 |
| गौतंम | gautamma | 0 |
| गोॅतम | goetama | 0 |
| उतम | utama | 0 |
| गवतम | gavatama | 0 |
| गौरचं | gauracam | 0 |
| Gautam in the Tibetan language | ||
| གའུ་ཏམ། | ga'utam | 77.72 |
| གའུ་ཏམ་ | ga'utam | 10.33 |
| གོའུ་ཏམ། | go'utam | 7.07 |
| གའུ་ཏཱམ། | ga'utam | 1.09 |
| དགའཝ་ཏམ་ | gawatam | 0.54 |
| གའུ་ཏམ་། | ga'utam | 0.54 |
| གཝ་ཏམ་ | gawatam | 0.54 |
| གཡུ་ཏམ། | yutam | 0.54 |
| གའུ་ཏ། | ga'uta | 0.54 |
| གའི་ཏམ། | gétam | 0.54 |
| གཟུ་ཏམ། | zutam | 0.54 |
| Gautam in the Russian language | ||
| Гаутам | gautam | - |
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