Poltam Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Poltam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poltam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Poltam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poltam is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Poltam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poltam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Poltam is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Poltam reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Poltam is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poltham925/
Polteam921/
Pholtham861/
Poltan83108/
Paltam8386/
Pultam8361/
Pholtan775/
Poltang774/
Polthom772/
Pooltan772/
Poltean771/
Paltham771/
Poltand770/
Pholtang714/
Poltheim711/
Polthane711/
Poolthom711/
Pholthom711/
Pholthan711/
Pholtean711/
Poultang711/
Paltan673,143/
Poltanova67426/
Polton67331/
Polthaing671/
Poolthoum671/
Poltonova671/

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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 Poltam
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