Ktum Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ktum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ktum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1661:39,6054,190
India151:51,137,692512,385
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959

Ktum (429) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ktum Demographics

Ktum Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 36 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ktum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ktum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ktum is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ktum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 316,846th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,160,225 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ktum are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 414,511th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 429 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,166 people, or 1 in 39,605. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside, Baringo County, where 0 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya Ktum is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Cambodia, where 0 percent reside.

Ktum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ktum last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ktoum8923/
Khtum8915/
Ktutm891/
Kthoum802/
Ktom757/
Gtum752/
Qtum751/
Qutum675/
Khtom671/
Cthum670/
Qutoum60896/
Khtoom602/
Quttum602/
Gtom5014/
Ctom501/
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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 Ktum
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