Kastom Surname
Approximately 951 people bear this surname
Kastom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Tanzania | 220 | 1:240,644 | 19,599 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kastom (78) may also be a first name.
Kastom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kastom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kastom (Russian: Кастом) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kastom? popularity and diffusion
Kastom is the 376,169th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,663,035 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kastom are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 78 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Without taking into account Malawi it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kastoum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kastam | 83 | 356 | / |
| Kastum | 83 | 304 | / |
| Castom | 83 | 51 | / |
| Kestom | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kostom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kastomova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kastume | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kashtam | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kaustum | 77 | 11 | / |
| Khastam | 77 | 7 | / |
| Koshtom | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaistum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kostomhh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kachtoum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaushtum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castam | 67 | 108 | / |
| Castum | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kestam | 67 | 37 | / |
| Costom | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kostam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kostum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kostomova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Castame | 62 | 27 | / |
| Qoshtom | 62 | 21 | / |
| Åkestam | 62 | 7 | / |
| Cajstam | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kostume | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kostham | 62 | 3 | / |
| Castham | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kosttam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Costome | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kestham | 62 | 0 | / |
| Khashtamova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kashtameher | 59 | 1 | / |
| Khosttam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Coustoum | 57 | 0 | / |
| Cheastham | 53 | 2 | / |
| Costum | 50 | 7 | / |
| Costam | 50 | 5 | / |
Kastom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kastom in the Russian language | ||
| Кастом | kastom | - |
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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 Kastom
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