Katom Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Katom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katom (55) may also be a first name.

Katom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katom (Arabic: كتوم, Russian: Катом) is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,129,067th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The last name Katom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Katom are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 42 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 55 people.

Katom is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 601,974. In South Africa Katom is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent reside, Western Cape, where 43 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Katom Last Name Statistics demography

Katom earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.8% less than the national average, earning R 83,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katome91340/
Kathom91101/
Katoum9196/
Khatom9174/
Kattom9139/
Katoom9124/
Kaitom914/
Hkatom912/
Keatom911/
Kaetom911/
Kaytom911/
Khatoom83433/
Kattoum83192/
Khatoum83177/
Kathome8347/
Katoume8341/
Khathom836/
Kahtoom833/
Kastoum831/
Kaitoom831/
Kathoem831/
Khattom831/
Keathom831/
Katam8012,521/
Katum80671/
Ketom8056/
Kotom8040/
Qatom801/
Catom800/
Khathoom778/
Kkhatoom775/
Kachtoum772/
Katomova771/
Kaittoum771/
Khaatoom771/
Kattoume771/
Khattoum771/
Khatthom771/
Keadtoum771/
Khatam736,869/
Khatum735,418/
Kattam732,681/
Caitom73860/
Kethom73796/
Kautam73728/
Kotome73521/
Katham73414/
Kaitam73287/
Kothom73277/
Kaatam73188/
Katame73134/
Katume73112/
Catome73111/
Kottom7396/
Kaitum7392/
Kathum7363/
Castom7351/
Kattum7346/
Koutom7344/
Kotoum7328/
Katamm7327/
Qattom7315/
Qatoum7314/
Khotom7314/
Qatoom737/
Kaetam737/
Kataam736/
Kahtam736/
Kateum736/
Kaytam735/
Quatom734/
Kahtum733/
Katuum733/
Caetom733/
Cattom732/
Cautom732/
Keetom732/
Kautum732/
Kataum731/
Kaatum731/
Ckatam731/
Kuitom731/
Kettom731/
Cathom730/
Khatomova712/
Kaththoom711/
Cheatom67534/
Khattam67174/
Khathum6794/
Kaitham6725/
Khatham6725/
Khatame6725/
Koutome6721/
Qaytoum6714/
Kaatham6713/
Koethom6713/
Kaytham6712/
Qattoum6712/
Khaitam6712/
Koutoum6712/
Kaitume6712/
Kataham6710/
Katahum6710/
Kattham679/
Khaatum677/
Cauthom677/
Cathome677/
Kaattam676/
Khataum674/
Khatamh674/
Khataam674/
Koshtom674/
Kkattam673/
Kathame673/
Kaitamm673/
Kotoume673/
Keatham672/
Khattum672/
Kautham672/
Khatume672/
Kattume672/
Keutoum672/
Kattame671/
Kauttam671/
Kathume671/
Kahatam671/
Kaittam671/
Khatahm671/
Khatuim671/
Khatumm671/
Khautum671/
Qattoom671/
Qhatoom671/
Quatoum671/
Quattom671/
Khadtam671/
Khotoom671/
Kahatum671/
Kothoum671/
Qahtoum671/
Cathoum671/
Kettoom671/
Khottom671/
Keathum671/

Katom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katom in the Russian language
Катомkatom-
Katom in the Arabic language
كتومktwm-

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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 Katom
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