Wotom Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Wotom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wotom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wotom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wotom occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wotom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wotom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Wotom are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whotom911/
Wojtom911/
Wottom911/
Wootom911/
Botom8033/
Woton8015/
Watom809/
Wotam802/
Wetom801/
Votom801/
Uotom801/
Wotum801/
Wotton733,372/
Bottom733,021/
Wooton732,942/
Wojton731,000/
Wojtoń73849/
Woyton73152/
Woiton7375/
Weetom7335/
Bothom7321/
Wotham7319/
Woytoń7310/
Wouton739/
Boutom738/
Wojtum736/
Wastom735/
Wotone734/
Wootam734/
Wothon734/
Watoum733/
Botoum732/
Watome732/
Whoton732/
Wathom732/
Wattom731/
Weutom731/
Bootom731/
Wustom730/
Wootton6713,126/
Wathome671,316/
Whotton67193/
Woodton67112/
Woithon6720/
Wootonn6712/
Wotoing6710/
Boutoum678/
Woython675/
Wootoon673/
Bodtoum672/
Boutoom672/
Woottum672/
Whooton672/
Woytonk672/
Wattoom671/
Wootham671/
Wodtong671/
Woutton671/
Wadtoom671/
Wostton671/
Woottam670/
Whottam670/
Whettom670/

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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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  • 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 Wotom
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