Letem Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Letem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
France121:5,535,227269,324
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Letem (106) may also be a first name.

Letem Last Name Facts

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

Letem has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Letem.

How Common Is The Last Name Letem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Letem reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Letem is also the 915,176th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 106 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria Letem is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Letem is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 32 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leytem91342/
Lethem91262/
Leitem9194/
Leutem9138/
Letiem914/
Leteme912/
Letehm911/
Leathem831,873/
Laethem83485/
Leithem8347/
Leittem839/
Leethem835/
Loethem831/
Lethiem831/
Lehstem831/
Leten80833/
Lotem80599/
Letim80320/
Lesem80149/
Latem8065/
Lecem8032/
Litem806/
Lheem803/
Leitheim7798/
Lesteyme7738/
Leatheam7723/
Lesteime777/
Lathem731,327/
Leyten73624/
Letien73559/
Letten73373/
Lethen73317/
Lessem73305/
Laitem73277/
Leeten73276/
Lesten73224/
Leiten73201/
Lieten73163/
Leteng73148/
Lechem73137/
Lottem7370/
Leuten7313/
Leesem737/
Letaim735/
Leteen735/
Loteem735/
Liteme735/
Littem734/
Leisem733/
Lothem733/
Loteam733/
Hlitem732/
Lateem732/
Letent732/
Letime732/
Leetim732/
Lithem731/
Leitne731/
Lateam731/
Litiem731/
Listem731/
Lattem731/
Letend731/
Leteun731/
Lethim731/
Letaen731/
Leitim731/
Loitem731/
Lettim731/
Lietim731/
Lehtim731/
Leesim731/
Lehhem731/
Laytem730/
Leasem730/
Leaten730/
Lene673,652/
Leijten672,184/
Leisten672,077/
Leim67785/
Lethien67470/
Leam67362/
Liethen67228/
Leuthen67145/
Leathen67141/
Leitten67133/
Lhem6772/
Lechten6770/
Letteen6754/
Leysten6748/
Leym6726/
Lestime6724/
Leesten6722/
Laithem6713/
Leiteng6713/
Leeteng677/
Letteng676/
Leetien676/
Lehtoen675/
Laythem673/
Leithen672/
Leitien672/
Leschem672/
Leytene671/
Lesteen671/
Litthem671/
Leithim671/
Leassem671/
Lesemne671/
Leechem671/
Lahatem671/
Loitiem671/
Lysteim671/
Leethim671/
Hlateam671/
Leathim670/
Leasten670/

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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
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  • 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 Letem
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