Khatema Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Khatema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Khatema (534) may also be a first name.
Khatema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khatema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khatema (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺎﺗﻢ, Hindi: खातेमा, Marathi: खातेमा) is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Khatema.
How Common Is The Last Name Khatema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Khatema live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Khatema is also the 364,930th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 534 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 89 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Khatema exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khatema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khatema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﺎﺗﻢ | khatm | - |
| Khatema in the Hindi language | ||
| खातेमा | khatema | - |
| Khatema in the Marathi language | ||
| खातेमा | khatema | 75 |
| खतेमा | khatema | 25 |
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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 Khatema
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