Preetum Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Preetum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preetum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Preetum (203) may also be a first name.

Preetum Last Name Facts

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

Preetum is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preetum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Preetum is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Preetum is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Preetum live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Preetum is also the 635,584th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 203 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found and Gauteng, where 25 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.

Preetum Last Name Statistics demography

Preetum earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.41% more than the national average, earning R 357,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pretum926/
Preeyatum885/
Prestum861/
Prettum861/
Preetom861/
Preetung805/
Pretom77721/
Pratum77460/
Pritum777/
Protum771/
Pretun771/
Preethung752/
Prathum716,823/
Prestun713/
Prethun712/
Prautum711/
Preeton711/
Presttun67103/
Preuthun6797/
Presthun674/
Prathumm672/
Phrathum672/
Pretutin671/

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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 Preetum
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