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) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Santum? popularity and diffusion

Santum is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Santum are found; 20 percent are found in Central Africa and 20 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 179 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Santum exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Santum
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