Kortom Surname
Approximately 746 people bear this surname
Kortom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 572 | 1:80,734 | 7,443 |
| South Africa | 172 | 1:314,987 | 29,898 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kortom (344) may also be a first name.
Kortom Demographics
Average Kortom Salary in
South Africa
R 64,020
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kortom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kortom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kortom occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kortom.
How Common Is The Last Name Kortom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kortom is the 454,357th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. Kortom is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kortom live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 470,492nd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 344 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 80,734. In Kenya Kortom is primarily found in: Narok County, where 80 percent are found, Migori County, where 13 percent are found and Kisii County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and South Sudan, where 0 percent are found.
Kortom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kortom earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.06% less than the national average, earning R 64,020 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kortome | 92 | 78 | / |
| Korthom | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kortoum | 92 | 9 | / |
| Koortom | 92 | 1 | / |
| Korttoom | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kortam | 83 | 3,285 | / |
| Kortum | 83 | 1,301 | / |
| Kortüm | 83 | 640 | / |
| Kartom | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kurtom | 83 | 6 | / |
| Cortom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kourtoume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kourtam | 77 | 321 | / |
| Kartoum | 77 | 20 | / |
| Korteum | 77 | 11 | / |
| Khartom | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kortham | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kortume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khartoum | 71 | 215 | / |
| Karthoum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khertoum | 71 | 4 | / |
| Corthome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khorttum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerttoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kartam | 67 | 1,894 | / |
| Kartum | 67 | 332 | / |
| Kurtum | 67 | 156 | / |
| Cortum | 67 | 107 | / |
| Curtom | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kurtam | 67 | 26 | / |
| Cartom | 67 | 21 | / |
| Qortam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kertam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khartoume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khatrtoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharthoum | 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 Kortom
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