Yortom Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yortom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yortom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812

Yortom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yortom occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yortom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Yortom is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yortom are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Yortom is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Yortom is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iortom83343/
Yorton83270/
Yordton771/
Iortoym771/
Iortgom771/
Yartuom771/
Ertom7322/
Yordtong713/
Iortotym711/
Yarton6734/
Yortan6715/
Yartum677/
Iortam677/
Iortum677/
Iorton676/
Gertom675/
Jortam675/
Jorton673/
Yortthong672/
Jartom671/
Yordthong671/

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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 Yortom
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