Bitaka Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bitaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2751:141,96112,772
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bitaka (239) may also be a first name.

Bitaka Last Name Facts

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

Bitaka (Hindi: बीटका, Marathi: िबतका, Oriya: ବିଟକା) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 846,108th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Bitaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bitaka live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bitaka is also the 578,640th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 239 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 141,961. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 47 percent live, Kanungu District, where 18 percent live and Buliisa District, where 7 percent live. Not including Uganda Bitaka is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baitaka9253/
Bitakay9221/
Beitaka9211/
Bitaaka929/
Bithaka923/
Bistaka921/
Buitaka921/
Bidtaka921/
Baitakat861/
Baithaka861/
Bitake83814/
Bitaki83201/
Bitako83197/
Biteka83188/
Bitoka83131/
Betaka8394/
Bētaka831/
Baithadka801/
Bitauskas801/
Beitake77139/
Bitakou77113/
Bitakos7766/
Bistaki7726/
Betakas7721/
Baitaca7713/
Bestaka778/
Beztaka776/
Bhitake774/
Bettaka773/
Biotaki772/
Bethaka772/
Baytaka772/
Buitaca771/
Mpitaka771/
Betakai771/
Bitouka771/
Bistoka771/
Bitacas771/
Betakat771/
Betadka771/
Bistake771/
Beitaki771/
Biteake771/
Bithoka771/
Biotako771/
Bitaker770/
Bittaker71114/
Bistakis7112/
Betashka712/
Vitakkha711/
Baithaki711/
Bisthaki711/
Bestaska711/
Bettakka711/
Bishtaki711/
Biotakou711/
Baheitakaus711/
Bettakha711/
Vaitakha711/
Bitoko67260/
Bitoki67250/
Bitoca67226/
Biteko67196/
Beteka67177/
Betako67125/
Vitaca6783/
Bitoke6769/
Betoka6741/
Betake6740/
Betaki675/
Bitoky673/
Bitaqi672/
Bittacker671/

Bitaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bitaka in the Hindi language
बीटकाbitaka-
Bitaka in the Marathi language
िबतकाibataka-
Bitaka in the Oriya language
ବିଟକାbitaka50
ବିତାକାbitaka50

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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 Bitaka
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