Santum Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Santum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Santum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Santum (179) may also be a first name.

Santum Last Name Facts

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

Santum (Marathi: संतुम) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Santum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Santum reside; 20 percent reside in Central Africa and 20 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Santum is also the 681,368th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 179 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Santum is most common in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon Santum is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Santoum9228/
Santuim921/
Shantum921/
Scantum920/
Saintume86119/
Santun83312/
Jantum83183/
Santom83109/
Sontum8375/
Cantum8315/
Samtum832/
Santune77243/
Santung77121/
Chantum77110/
Sanhtun7730/
Santhom7714/
Shantun779/
Janthum779/
Shontum775/
Saintun775/
Soontum773/
Sandtun773/
Santoun772/
Jantaum771/
Sandtom771/
Jantoum771/
Shentum770/
Santunn770/
Chanthum71465/
Santhune7172/
Saintune7149/
Chanhtum711/
Shantung711/
Santahun711/
Santon671,882/
Sontun67470/
Santón675/
Sontom675/
Jamtum674/
Somtum671/
Chanttaum670/

Santum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Santum in the Marathi language
संतुमsantuma-

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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 Santum
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