Mtom Surname
Approximately 800 people bear this surname
Mtom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 799 | 1:221,706 | 13,081 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mtom (106) may also be a first name.
Mtom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mtom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mtom occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtom? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mtom is the 430,675th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname Mtom is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mtom live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mtom is also the 915,176th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 106 people.
Mtom is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 221,706. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 83 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside and Taraba, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Mtom
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