Rotum Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Rotum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rotum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rotum (21) may also be a first name.

Rotum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rotum is found most in The Philippines. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rotum.

How Common Is The Last Name Rotum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Rotum live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Rotum is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 21 people.

The last name Rotum is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 6,749,215. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: National Capital Region, where 33 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 27 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 20 percent live. Besides The Philippines this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rotoum9167/
Rostum9156/
Rothum9143/
Rottum9135/
Rodtum912/
Rohtum911/
Rostoum83586/
Roustum8319/
Roothum839/
Rottoum831/
Routoum831/
Rotom80354/
Ratum80239/
Rotun80173/
Rutum8078/
Retum801/
Roustoum774/
Rostoume773/
Rothom731,249/
Rustum73868/
Ruttum73311/
Rostun73212/
Rotund73168/
Rastum7371/
Rottom7347/
Rotune7314/
Rathum739/
Rotung739/
Rohtun737/
Rettum735/
Ruthum734/
Ratgum734/
Rhotom734/
Ratume733/
Rotgun732/
Rottun731/
Rutumh731/
Routom731/
Ratuim731/
Ratoum731/
Retoum731/
Roustoume711/
Rusthum6771/
Rottung6757/
Rautuim6717/
Rathoum679/
Roustun672/
Rustoum672/
Rostung672/
Rodtung672/
Ratthum672/
Rataumm671/
Rustaum671/
Roshtun671/
Rutthum671/
Rastoum671/
Rusttum671/
Rodtoom671/

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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 Rotum
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