Totem Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Totem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Totem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2891:244,42341,424
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Totem (61) may also be a first name.

Totem Last Name Facts

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

Totem (Arabic: توتم, Russian: Тотем) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Totem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Totem is the 764,765th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Totem live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Tai-Asia. Totem is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 61 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 244,423. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Ratchaburi Province, where 90 percent live, Bangkok, where 6 percent live and Samut Prakan Province, where 1 percent live. Apart from Thailand Totem exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tottem9186/
Toteme917/
Totemd914/
Thotem913/
Toteem911/
Toutem911/
Tothem911/
Thottem835/
Tatem802,495/
Toten80478/
Tetem8057/
Tütem8020/
Tosem8013/
Totim8012/
Tutem807/
Totne800/
Tom75160,832/
Totten7311,149/
Toteng731,851/
Totime73779/
Tosten73651/
Tooten73299/
Thetem73171/
Tossem73128/
Tathem7368/
Tothne7336/
Thatem7333/
Tateme7323/
Todten7321/
Touten7314/
Toiten7311/
Thoten739/
Tuttem738/
Toseem737/
Toisem737/
Tochem735/
Tothim734/
Teutem734/
Thosem732/
Tautem732/
Tateem732/
Tuotne731/
Thotne731/
Tateum731/
Tattem731/
Teetem731/
Tuotim731/
Totien731/
Toosem731/
Totaen731/
Totoim731/
Tone6718,874/
Toum6711,204/
Toom675,754/
Toim67850/
Tont67413/
Tothaen67212/
Ttam67208/
Ttom67159/
Tomt67106/
Tuom6785/
Htom6770/
Tadteam6758/
Thotten6722/
Touteng6720/
Tousten6716/
Tadtiem6716/
Thothen6714/
Tomh6712/
Tomn678/
Tomg677/
Totn676/
Tohteng676/
Thathem675/
Todtaen674/
Thotaen674/
Tuiteam674/
Touseem673/
Tomd672/
Tomì672/
Toussem672/
Toosten671/
Tottoen671/
Thuttem671/
Tasteem671/
Toym671/
Taateme671/
Tocheem671/
Toisten671/
Totteng671/
Tottien671/
Toutime671/
Dtom671/
Touchem671/
Thethem671/
Todthen671/
Tuitiem671/
Tudteam671/
Tudtiem671/
Tottenn670/
Toschem670/

Totem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Totem in the Russian language
Тотемtotem-
Totem in the Arabic language
توتمtwtm-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Totem
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