Lotum Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lotum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lotum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4571:101,0508,825
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Lotum (10) may also be a first name.

Lotum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lotum occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lotum is the 615,220th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lotum are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lotum is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname Lotum is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 101,050. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Turkana County, where 100 percent live, Baringo County, where 0 percent live and Nakuru County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Lotum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lottum9111/
Lotume911/
Loutoum832/
Letum80511/
Lotun80388/
Latum80111/
Lutum8066/
Lotom8028/
Lostun73567/
Lathum73515/
Leetum7340/
Loutun7315/
Lootun7311/
Latoum7310/
Lahtum737/
Llotun736/
Latume736/
Lastum736/
Lotung735/
Lotunc734/
Lotuin733/
Lethum732/
Lothom731/
Leutum731/
Lotoom731/
Liatum731/
Laatum731/
Lotuun731/
Lottom731/
Lotoun731/
Lotaun730/
Lottung6730/
Lotthom674/
Loshtun674/
Leethum672/
Lyatume672/
Latthum671/
Lhathum671/
Loutung671/
Lathoum671/

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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 Lotum
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