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
The last name Ketum is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ketum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ketum is the 1,244,200th most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Ketum occurs mostly 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 held first name on earth, borne by 455 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 228,232. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 48 percent live, Northwest Region, where 34 percent live and Littoral Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Cameroon Ketum occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
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
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- 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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