Kamtchum Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Kamtchum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kamtchum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamtchum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamtchum is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamtchum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamtchum live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon Kamtchum is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 53 percent are found, West Region, where 43 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamtchoum | 94 | 857 | / |
| Kamtchuim | 94 | 10 | / |
| Kamtcheum | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kamchum | 93 | 31 | / |
| Khamchum | 88 | 1,707 | / |
| Kamtchom | 88 | 46 | / |
| Kamchoum | 88 | 13 | / |
| Kamtchun | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kamchuim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamtcoum | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamcum | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kemtchoum | 82 | 46 | / |
| Kamtchuin | 82 | 38 | / |
| Kantchoum | 82 | 12 | / |
| Kamtchoun | 82 | 11 | / |
| Kamtcheun | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kamtchung | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanchum | 80 | 70 | / |
| Kamchun | 80 | 5 | / |
| Komchum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kamtchoung | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kamtchuint | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khamchun | 75 | 527 | / |
| Kamchoom | 75 | 10 | / |
| Khanchum | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kamcheun | 75 | 4 | / |
| Keanchum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Komtchun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kantchom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaunchum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kantchuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamzum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanchun | 67 | 64 | / |
| Konchum | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khamcom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamtsun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Comchum | 67 | 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
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- 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 Kamtchum
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