Peethum Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Peethum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peethum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Peethum Last Name Facts

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

Peethum is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peethum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peethum is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Peethum are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 19 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Peethum Last Name Statistics demography

Peethum earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.85% more than the national average, earning R 403,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethum924/
Peetum923/
Paethum861/
Peethom861/
Petum8313/
Pathum772,612/
Peitum77226/
Pettum7754/
Pestum7728/
Petoum7714/
Pethom7710/
Peytum779/
Peetom777/
Pothum773/
Petaum772/
Pithum771/
Phetum771/
Petgum771/
Pethun771/
Patthum711,885/
Peetoom71848/
Phathum7118/
Padthum7111/
Pethung718/
Pethoun714/
Phothum714/
Pethaun713/
Phethom713/
Pothoum711/
Ppathum711/
Phetoum711/
Pieteum711/
Petgoum711/
Pettoum711/
Pajetum711/
Pitthum711/
Pethune710/
Patum67407/
Photthum67109/
Petun67100/
Pitum6784/
Potum6747/
Petom6723/
Phethung675/
Petthung675/
Peettoom675/
Phatthum674/
Pethuyne673/
Phetthun672/
Pedthung671/
Pojathum671/
Peithung671/
Padthaum671/
Petumova671/
Piyathum671/
Phuithum671/
Pijithum671/
Phadthum671/
Petheung671/

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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 Peethum
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