Wortam Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wortam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wortam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wortam (24) may also be a first name.

Wortam Last Name Facts

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

Wortam is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wortam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Wortam is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wortam reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wortam is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

The surname Wortam is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wortham927,239/
Wourtam9223/
Worhtam921/
Worthham8649/
Wortheam8611/
Whortham863/
Worhtham861/
Wotrtham861/
Worthame860/
Wartam83449/
Wertam8310/
Bortam834/
Wortan831/
Worthan77596/
Wartham7722/
Whortan7714/
Wartame775/
Wourtan774/
Wertham772/
Borttam771/
Wortang771/
Vourtam771/
Warhtam771/
Worthom771/
Worhtan771/
Bortham770/
Werthaim7173/
Worthean7122/
Wortheim7111/
Werthajm714/
Worthann711/
Wourtane711/
Worthand710/
Wertaham710/
Worthain710/
Worthane710/
Worton672,726/
Bortan67506/
Wartan67117/
Bartam6774/
Burtam6756/
Wartom6719/
Vartam6718/
Uortan673/
Vertam672/
Bortom672/
Vortan671/

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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 Wortam
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