Kaptum Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaptum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kaptum 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
Kenya1,5421:29,9483,291
Thailand1001:706,383117,076
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kaptum (291) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kaptum Demographics

Kaptum Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 23 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kaptum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaptum is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,620th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,430,119 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kaptum reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 291 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,542 people, or 1 in 29,948. In Kenya Kaptum is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 83 percent live, West Pokot County, where 10 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 3 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Kaptum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Kaptoum92218/
Kapttum9230/
Kapthum924/
Kabtum8318/
Kaptom831/
Kaptoom7714/
Kabthum7713/
Kabtoum771/
Kobtum674/
Kovtum671/
Kabtom671/
Kobthum626/
Kabtoom624/
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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 Kaptum
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