Jothamu Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Jothamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Jothamu (77) may also be a first name.
Jothamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jothamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jothamu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jothamu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,136,387th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jothamu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 77 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 86 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 5 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josthamu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jotamu | 92 | 163 | / |
| Yothamu | 86 | 1,202 | / |
| Yotamu | 77 | 7,075 | / |
| Jatamu | 77 | 83 | / |
| Zotamu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sotamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zotamou | 71 | 342 | / |
| Yottamu | 71 | 17 | / |
| Yothasmuth | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yathamu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chotamu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sathamu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yotaamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sottamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zootamou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Choutamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saatthamu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hatamu | 62 | 19 | / |
| Satamu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Yatamu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Hotomu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Jutomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yustamu | 57 | 11 | / |
| Chatamu | 57 | 10 | / |
| Cotomau | 57 | 8 | / |
| Zotomou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hatamuu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sotomuy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sotomou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hastamu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khatamu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sotomui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hatoumou | 53 | 129 | / |
| Zoutomou | 53 | 6 | / |
| Chattamu | 53 | 5 | / |
| Khataimu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Ha'atamu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hatoimou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hotoumou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khatamou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chahatamu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zoutoumou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hattoumou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Houtoumou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Jothamu
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