Wathum Surname
Approximately 4,946 people bear this surname
Wathum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,886 | 1:7,990 | 1,397 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Wathum (206) may also be a first name.
Wathum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wathum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wathum is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wathum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,185th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,473,422 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wathum are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 630,600th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 206 people.
The surname Wathum is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,886 people, or 1 in 7,990. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Nebbi District, where 36 percent are found, Zombo District, where 20 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Wathum exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Wathum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wathum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waithum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wathuim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watthum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Watum | 91 | 881 | / |
| Wattum | 83 | 285 | / |
| Bathum | 83 | 99 | / |
| Wathun | 83 | 22 | / |
| Waitum | 83 | 7 | / |
| Watoum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waatum | 83 | 3 | / |
| Watume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wathom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wataum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wethum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bathoum | 77 | 14 | / |
| Waitume | 77 | 6 | / |
| Watgoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wathuhn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Batum | 73 | 1,313 | / |
| Watun | 73 | 415 | / |
| Watom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vatum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wotum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Batoum | 67 | 1,988 | / |
| Bothum | 67 | 258 | / |
| Wathon | 67 | 251 | / |
| Hvatum | 67 | 146 | / |
| Watoun | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bathun | 67 | 48 | / |
| Battum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Watthusin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Huatum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wettum | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wojtum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baitum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vastum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wattun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwatun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vathun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bautum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whatun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wothun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wathum
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