Ratum Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ratum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1471:899,65467,360
Philippines721:1,406,086101,646
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ratum (1,233) may also be a first name.

Ratum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ratum (Hindi: रतुम, Oriya: ରାତୁମ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ratum.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,048,281st most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ratum live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 225,263rd most frequently used first name globally, held by 1,233 people.

The surname Ratum is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 899,654. In Indonesia Ratum is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 80 percent are found, West Java, where 12 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 4 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Ratum Last Name Statistics demography

Ratum earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rastum9171/
Rathum919/
Ratgum914/
Ratume913/
Ratoum911/
Ratuim911/
Rajtum911/
Raitum911/
Rautuim8317/
Rathoum839/
Ratthum832/
Rastoum831/
Raithum831/
Rataumm831/
Ratun80618/
Rotum8026/
Ratuń8014/
Ratom801/
Retum801/
Rhatun73543/
Rotoum7367/
Rostum7356/
Ratund7353/
Rothum7343/
Rottum7335/
Ratung7331/
Rattun7328/
Rathun7320/
Raitun7319/
Ratuin7311/
Ratune738/
Rettum735/
Raatun735/
Rautun733/
Rodtum732/
Rastun731/
Ratoun731/
Rataun731/
Ratunt731/
Rathom731/
Retoum731/
Rohtum731/
Rostoum67586/
Rahatun67126/
Rathaun6730/
Roustum6719/
Raitung6717/
Rataune6710/
Roothum679/
Rattoun679/
Rastung676/
Ratthun675/
Ratheun674/
Rattung673/
Ratoune673/
Ratusne672/
Radtung671/
Ratuing671/
Rahtoun671/
Rathoun671/
Rathund671/
Ratound671/
Raitoun671/
Rautund671/
Rattund671/
Rottoum671/
Routoum671/
Rastaun671/
Rathtun670/
Rathhun670/

Ratum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ratum in the Hindi language
रतुमratuma-
Ratum in the Oriya language
ରାତୁମratuma50
ରତୁମratuma50

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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 Ratum
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