Gotam Surname
Approximately 9,365 people bear this surname
Gotam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,900 | 1:86,187 | 5,765 |
| Pakistan | 168 | 1:1,063,356 | 13,447 |
| Nepal | 150 | 1:189,873 | 2,871 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Gotam (37,254) may also be a first name.
Gotam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gotam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gotam (Bengali: গোতম, Hindi: गोतम, Marathi: गोटम, Oriya: େଗାତମ, Russian: Готам) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gotam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 54,338th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 778,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gotam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gotam is also the 23,568th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 37,254 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 8,900 people, or 1 in 86,187. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 34 percent live, Rajasthan, where 18 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and Nepal, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gotam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gotam in the Bengali language | ||
| গোতম | gotama | - |
| Gotam in the Hindi language | ||
| गोतम | gotama | 98.04 |
| गॉतम | gotama | 0.08 |
| गोतमा | gotama | 0.07 |
| गोताम | gotama | 0.04 |
| गॊतम | gotama | 0.02 |
| गोता | gota | 0.01 |
| गोतम् | gotam | 0.01 |
| गोत | gota | 0.01 |
| गोटाम | gotama | 0.01 |
| गो्तम | gotama | 0.01 |
| Gotam in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାତମ | egatama | 95.12 |
| େଗୗତମ | egatama | 2.44 |
| େଗୖତମ | egatama | 2.44 |
| Gotam in the Marathi language | ||
| गोटम | gotama | 48.83 |
| गोतम | gotama | 20.86 |
| गौतम | gautama | 12.54 |
| गोताम | gotama | 12.25 |
| गेोतम | geotama | 2.25 |
| गॉतम | gotama | 0.56 |
| गॊतम | gotama | 0.28 |
| गोहम | gohama | 0.19 |
| गीतम | gitama | 0.19 |
| गोट | gota | 0.09 |
| ग़ॉतम | gotama | 0.09 |
| गोजम | gojama | 0.09 |
| तम | tama | 0.09 |
| Gotam in the Russian language | ||
| Готам | gotam | - |
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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
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- 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 Gotam
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