Ottam Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Ottam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Ottam (29) may also be a first name.
Ottam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ottam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ottam (Hindi: ओत्तम) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ottam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Ottam live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ottam is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 50 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 45 percent are found and South Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ottam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ottam in the Hindi language | ||
| ओत्तम | ottama | - |
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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 Ottam
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