Rathum Surname

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

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Uganda

Rathum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rathum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathum is found most frequently in Thailand. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rathum.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Rathum is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Rathum are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Khon Kaen Province, where 100 percent are found. Not including Thailand this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Rathum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rathum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rathum last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathoum929/
Ratthum922/
Raithum921/
Ratum91239/
Rastum8371/
Rothum8343/
Rathun8320/
Ratgum834/
Ratume833/
Rajtum831/
Ratuim831/
Rathom831/
Raitum831/
Ratoum831/
Rathaun7730/
Rautuim7717/
Roothum779/
Ratthun775/
Ratheun774/
Rataumm771/
Rathoun771/
Rathund771/
Rastoum771/
Rathtun770/
Rathhun770/
Ratun73618/
Rotum7326/
Ratuń7314/
Ratom731/
Retum731/
Rathaund7114/
Rathound713/
Ratthung711/
Rathon671,969/
Rothom671,249/
Rhatun67543/
Rotoum6767/
Rostum6756/
Ratund6753/
Rottum6735/
Ratung6731/
Rattun6728/
Raitun6719/
Ratuin6711/
Ratune678/
Rettum675/
Raatun675/
Rautun673/
Rodtum672/
Ratoun671/
Rastun671/
Rataun671/
Ratunt671/
Rohtum671/
Retoum671/

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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 Rathum
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