Ntum Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Ntum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 last name Ntum (Hindi: जन्तुम) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,227,038th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ntum reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 562,655th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 251 people.
The surname Ntum is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 30 percent are found, Ebonyi, where 30 percent are found and Abia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Ntum exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ntum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ntum in the Hindi language | ||
| जन्तुम | jantuma | - |
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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 Ntum
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