Oatham Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Oatham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oatham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3611:154,34414,649
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Oatham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oatham is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Oatham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oatham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Oatham are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 154,344. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 35 percent are found, Greater London, where 32 percent are found and Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Oatham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oatham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Oatham last name rose 1,003 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oatham Last Name Statistics demography

Oatham earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goatham92205/
Hoatham921/
Goatam8345/
Oatame834/
Ouatam834/
Oathan833/
Hoatam831/
Oatamn831/
Goaitam77209/
Euatham7727/
Gouatam775/
Oatahan771/
Ojhatam771/
Goautam771/
Ojiathamne752/
Aotam7352/
Oatan731/
Gaoutham714/
Goaittam711/
Gaotam67142/
Ouatan675/
Oaitan673/
Aothan672/
Uiatam671/
Gouaittam671/
Ohatan671/
Oastan670/
Oatome670/
Goatan670/

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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 Oatham
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