Matum Surname
Approximately 533 people bear this surname
Matum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 244 | 1:3,143,711 | 92,729 |
| Kenya | 148 | 1:312,026 | 19,474 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Matum (365) may also be a first name.
Matum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matum (Bengali: মাতুম, Hindi: मातुम, Marathi: तुम, Oriya: ମଟୁମ, Russian: Матум) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Matum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matum? popularity and diffusion
It is the 586,691st most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Matum reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 455,540th most common forename in the world, held by 365 people.
Matum is most common in India, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 3,143,711. In India it is most prevalent in: Manipur, where 85 percent are found, Odisha, where 12 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Besides India Matum exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent are found and Thailand, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matum in the Bengali language | ||
| মাতুম | matuma | - |
| Matum in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଟୁମ | matuma | 92.5 |
| ମାଟୁମ | matuma | 2.5 |
| ମତୁମ | matuma | 2.5 |
| ମଟୁମ୍ | matum | 2.5 |
| Matum in the Hindi language | ||
| मातुम | matuma | 60 |
| मातूम | matuma | 20 |
| मतूम | matuma | 10 |
| मतुम | matuma | 10 |
| Matum in the Marathi language | ||
| तुम | tuma | 37.5 |
| मतुम | matuma | 25 |
| मातुम | matuma | 25 |
| अमतूमाक | amatumaka | 12.5 |
| Matum in the Russian language | ||
| Матум | matum | - |
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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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- 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 Matum
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