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

The surname Lantum is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lantum? popularity and diffusion

Lantum is the 1,025,894th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Lantum live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lantum is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 28 people.

The surname Lantum is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 97,052. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 76 percent are found, Centre Region, where 19 percent are found and East Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Lantum occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Lantum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lantum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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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