Pettom Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Pettom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Pettom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pettom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pettom occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pettom? popularity and diffusion
Pettom is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Pettom is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Pettom live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 50 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and West Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Pettom
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