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 carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paltam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Paltam is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Paltam are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 868,627th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 116 people.
Paltam is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 73 percent reside, Centre Region, where 19 percent reside and North Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
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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