Paltam Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Paltam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 84 | 1:247,251 | 24,294 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Paltam (116) may also be a first name.
Paltam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paltam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paltam (Bengali: পলতম, Hindi: पल्टम, Oriya: ପାଲଟମ) is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Paltam.
How Common Is The Last Name Paltam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paltam is the 2,020,555th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Paltam live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. Paltam is also the 868,627th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 116 people.
The last name Paltam is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon Paltam is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 73 percent live, Centre Region, where 19 percent live and North Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paltham | 92 | 1 | / |
| Paltan | 83 | 3,143 | / |
| Poltam | 83 | 7 | / |
| Paltaan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Poltham | 77 | 5 | / |
| Paltann | 77 | 4 | / |
| Paltane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Paltang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Palthan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Polteam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paltoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paaltan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phaltan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paultan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phaltane | 71 | 48 | / |
| Paltasin | 71 | 15 | / |
| Phaltang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pholtham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paultang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palton | 67 | 264 | / |
| Poltan | 67 | 108 | / |
| Paltán | 67 | 31 | / |
| Paltasing | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paltàn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paltanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paulthang | 67 | 1 | / |
Paltam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paltam in the Bengali language | ||
| পলতম | palatama | - |
| Paltam in the Hindi language | ||
| पल्टम | paltama | - |
| Paltam in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଲଟମ | palatama | - |
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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 Paltam
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