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
The last name Jothamu is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jothamu? popularity and diffusion
Jothamu is the 2,136,387th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jothamu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 77 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 86 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 5 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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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