Ontoum Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ontoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ontoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Ontoum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ontoum is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ontoum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ontoum is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ontoum live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon Ontoum is mostly found in: East Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ontoume9212/
Onthoum928/
Hontoum921/
Ontum9127/
Ontom9114/
Hountoum861/
Onthum83344/
Ontoun8346/
Antoum835/
Onthom834/
Ontome833/
Ontume831/
Ontomg831/
Hontom830/
Hantoum77239/
Antoume776/
Ountoun774/
Oontoom773/
Hountum772/
Hontome771/
Ontoung771/
Onton731,109/
Ontam73228/
Untum73225/
Antom73211/
Antum73145/
Entom7358/
Entum7331/
Omtom734/
Untom732/
Hountome71128/
Hounthom711/
Ountoung711/
Homthoum711/
Hountoun711/
Antoun676,199/
Ontong675,697/
Ontham67222/
Ontune6795/
Onthon6781/
Honton6758/
Ontaem6752/
Gontam6742/
Gonton6733/
Antume6733/
Gantom6732/
Hantom6731/
Ontuen6723/
Ounthoung6717/
Guntum679/
Ounton677/
Ontunc675/
Anthum675/
Antome674/
Ontone674/
Anthom674/
Gantum674/
Untaum673/
Ontung673/
Auntum672/
Ountouten672/
Unthom672/
Oontam672/
Hentom671/
Hentum671/
Unthum671/
Hontam671/
Hantum671/
Antoom671/
Antuim671/
Huntom671/
Ahantoume671/
Ontonh671/
Guntom671/
Anttom670/
Ontoon670/

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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 Ontoum
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