Ketum Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Ketum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 91 | 1:228,232 | 22,810 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ketum (455) may also be a first name.
Ketum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ketum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ketum is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ketum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Ketum reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ketum is also the 400,634th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 455 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 228,232. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 48 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 34 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketuim | 91 | 42 | / |
| Ketume | 91 | 38 | / |
| Koetum | 91 | 30 | / |
| Ketoum | 91 | 26 | / |
| Keitum | 91 | 19 | / |
| Kettum | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kethum | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kietum | 91 | 8 | / |
| Keteum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khetum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kehtum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kettoum | 83 | 119 | / |
| Khethum | 83 | 63 | / |
| Ketthum | 83 | 4 | / |
| Keutoum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kedthum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keathum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khettum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ketgoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keethum | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kitum | 80 | 2,674 | / |
| Katum | 80 | 671 | / |
| Kotum | 80 | 576 | / |
| Ketom | 80 | 56 | / |
| Cetum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kechtoum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keadtoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ketthoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khatum | 73 | 5,418 | / |
| Chetum | 73 | 1,125 | / |
| Kethom | 73 | 796 | / |
| Kottum | 73 | 253 | / |
| Kitume | 73 | 227 | / |
| Kothum | 73 | 186 | / |
| Kaitum | 73 | 92 | / |
| Kathum | 73 | 63 | / |
| Kattum | 73 | 46 | / |
| Koitum | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kateum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Caetum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kitoum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kyotum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kahtum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keetom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khotum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kettom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiotum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kitgum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceytum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keatom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khitum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaatum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kataum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuitum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheatum | 67 | 833 | / |
| Khathum | 67 | 94 | / |
| Chettum | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kitoume | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaitume | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kotthum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Katahum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khaatum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kodthum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheetum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khataum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chetoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khattum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijthum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kidthum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiethom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chethum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahatum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitaume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyothum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kothoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keathom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khitoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitthum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kettoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khodtum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khottum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ketum
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