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
The surname Mtom occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mtom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 430,675th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. The last name 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. It is also the 915,176th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 106 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 221,706. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 83 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside and Taraba, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it 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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