Letemu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Letemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Letemu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Letemu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Letemu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letemu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Letemu are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Letemu is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Letemu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leitemu92185/
Laetemu9211/
Latemu831/
Letomu831/
Loitemu77346/
Leatomu77289/
Latemmu7711/
Letomau773/
Loitiemu711/
Latamu67183/
Litamu67102/
Latimu6714/
Lotimu679/
Lotamu671/
Lotomau6232/
Lithomu6213/
Litimau624/

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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 Letemu
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