Ntum Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ntum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ntum (251) may also be a first name.

Ntum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntum (Hindi: जन्तुम) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ntum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,227,038th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Ntum is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ntum are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 562,655th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 251 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 30 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 30 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntume891,029/
Ntoum89103/
Nthum891/
Ntumn891/
Nteum891/
Ntuim891/
Ntoume80147/
Nthume8056/
Ntuume807/
Nøttum806/
Ntaume801/
Nttume801/
Ntun751,021/
Ntom75157/
N'Toume7311/
Ntung67405/
Ntune67138/
Nteun678/
Ntunk674/
Ntoun672/
Ntuyn672/
Ntgun671/
Ntutn671/
Ntund671/

Ntum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ntum in the Hindi language
जन्तुमjantuma-

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Footnotes

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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 Ntum
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