Lantum Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lantum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lantum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2141:97,05211,537
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lantum (28) may also be a first name.

Lantum Last Name Facts

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

Lantum is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lantum.

How Common Is The Last Name Lantum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,025,894th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Lantum are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lantum is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 28 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 97,052. In Cameroon Lantum is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 76 percent reside, Centre Region, where 19 percent reside and East Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Lantum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lantum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lantum Last Name Statistics demography

Lantum earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lantoum9222/
Lahntum9217/
Hlantum921/
Lamntoum8631/
Lantaume865/
Hlantume862/
Landtoum861/
Lontum83536/
Lantom839/
Lantun836/
Lamtum832/
Lanthaume803/
Lantung7729/
Lamtoum7723/
Lanthun771/
Laantun771/
Lonthum770/
Launtung717/
Lanton67582/
Langeetun6728/
Lontom673/
Lomtum671/

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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 Lantum
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