Letam Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Letam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1641:1,080,13944,870
United States581:6,249,292299,206
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Letam (283) may also be a first name.

Letam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Letam (Oriya: େଲତମ, Russian: Лэтам) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Letam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,070,546th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Letam live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Letam is also the 526,385th most frequent first name on earth, held by 283 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 1,080,139. In Nigeria Letam is mostly found in: Rivers, where 76 percent reside, Bauchi, where 12 percent reside and Kaduna, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Letam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Letam last name are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56% registered to vote for the political party.

Letam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning $39,690 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letham911,183/
Leitam918/
Letaim915/
Letame914/
Laetam914/
Lestam913/
Lettam911/
Leatham833,742/
Leetham83681/
Leytham83229/
Leitham8357/
Leitgam8318/
Leatame8317/
Leistam8313/
Leestam837/
Laetham836/
Laehtam835/
Lietham831/
Lettamm831/
Lettham830/
Latam801,231/
Letan80988/
Lotam80231/
Letom80202/
Litam8085/
Loettham77365/
Leatheam7723/
Leythamm771/
Leathham771/
Leichtam771/
Latham7348,390/
Letang734,903/
Leitan73536/
Lethan73449/
Leytan73325/
Laatam73275/
Letain73234/
Lestan73206/
Listam73129/
Lytham73125/
Letant73112/
Lejtan7357/
Lettan7345/
Lahtam7337/
Leštan7326/
Leetom7324/
Lattam7323/
Lottam7318/
Lietan7314/
Litame7311/
Loitam7310/
Litham7310/
Lethom7310/
Leitom7310/
Lystam736/
Lataim734/
Leutan734/
Leetan733/
Loteam733/
Letane733/
Lotham732/
Letanh732/
Laitam732/
Litaim732/
Letňan732/
Lhitam732/
Latamm731/
Lateam731/
Littam731/
Letoum731/
Letaan731/
Lehtan731/
Letome731/
Letand731/
Litaym731/
Hlatam731/
Leatan730/
Hållestam7124/
Lethanh672,816/
Leteane671,832/
Lestang67950/
Leitane67651/
L'Etang67376/
Laytham67312/
Littame67222/
Lettang67176/
Lethang6756/
Lestant6752/
Lattham6736/
Laitamm6732/
Laitame6731/
Leathan6729/
Leshtan6724/
Leetang678/
Lestanc678/
Leystan678/
Lestain678/
Lestand677/
Lahatam675/
Loitham674/
Llaytam674/
Leistan673/
Lethane673/
Laitham672/
Le'tang672/
Latheam672/
Leythan672/
Leithan672/
Leethan671/
Loitame671/
Leytane671/
Letaing671/
Leuthan671/
Leithom671/
Lataham671/
Lathamm671/
Lathham671/
Leuttan671/
Liatham671/
Lhatham671/
Lechtan671/
Hlateam671/
Hlatham671/
Lettant670/
Lettanc670/

Letam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Letam in the Oriya language
େଲତମelatama50
େଲତାମelatama50
Letam in the Russian language
Лэтамletam-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Letam
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