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
Kortom Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kortom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kortom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kortom occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kortom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kortom is the 454,357th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kortom reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kortom is also the 470,492nd most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 344 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 572 people, or 1 in 80,734. In Kenya Kortom is most numerous in: Narok County, where 80 percent reside, Migori County, where 13 percent reside and Kisii County, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and South Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Kortom Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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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