Kaptam Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kaptam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kaptam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Kaptam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kaptam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kaptam is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kaptam.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaptam is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kaptam reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Kaptam is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaptom831/
Kaptoum77218/
Koptham7718/
Kaptoom7714/
Kaptuom7712/
Captaim771/
Kabtom671/
Kobtham626/
Kabtoom624/
Capteim621/
Kabtoum621/
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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 Kaptam
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