Kotoum Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kotoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kotoum (212) may also be a first name.
Kotoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotoum is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kotoum reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kotoum is also the 620,917th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 212 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Kotoum is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found and West Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Kotoum exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Kotoum
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