Kastam Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kastam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kastam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2771:477,43439,341
India291:26,450,530346,896
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kastam (3,405) may also be a first name.

Kastam Last Name Facts

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

Kastam (Hindi: कस्तम, Marathi: तम, Oriya: ରାଉତ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 791,719th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kastam reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 122,023rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 3,405 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 477,434. In Indonesia Kastam is most numerous in: West Java, where 47 percent live, Central Java, where 44 percent live and East Java, where 4 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashtam9221/
Khastam927/
Kastom83951/
Castam83108/
Kestam8337/
Kostam8315/
Castame7727/
Koshtam7722/
Åkestam777/
Cajstam774/
Kostham773/
Castham771/
Kosttam771/
Kastoum771/
Kestham770/
Kashtameher711/
Khashtamova711/
Khosttam711/
Castom6751/
Kestom676/
Costam675/
Kostom672/
Cheastham672/
Kastomova671/
Koshtom624/
Costame622/
Coustham57186/
Kouchtam57170/
Kostomhh573/
Kachtoum572/
Kostomova533/
Costom5028/
Costhaisme504/

Kastam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kastam in the Oriya language
ରାଉତra'uta-
Kastam in the Marathi language
तमtama-
Kastam in the Hindi language
कस्तमkastama80.77
कस्टमkastama7.69
कसतमkasatama7.69
कसटमkasatama3.85

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kastam
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