Bitama Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bitama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2211:239,55519,542
Uganda991:394,33624,810
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
France21:33,211,361423,184
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bitama (56) may also be a first name.

Bitama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bitama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: बिटामा, Oriya: ବିତମା, Russian: Битама) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bitama.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 721,185th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bitama live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 56 people.

The last name Bitama is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 239,555. In Tanzania Bitama is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 2 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitauma9214/
Bitaama9211/
Bistama924/
Buitama923/
Biotama922/
Bithama921/
Beitama921/
Bitahama861/
Bithamma861/
Bitema831,923/
Witama83366/
Betama83325/
Bitoma83120/
Vitama8387/
Bitamo8326/
Bitame8318/
Bitami831/
Bistami77177/
Bitouma7739/
Betamma7735/
Witamma7730/
Vitamma7719/
Bitamis7717/
Bethama7710/
Vitamaa775/
Wistama774/
Bietoma774/
Bettama773/
Bittame773/
Vistama772/
Vitamas772/
Baitema771/
Bhitame771/
Bitemah771/
Bytamma771/
Bittema771/
Betgama771/
Vittama771/
Beitame771/
Bitomat771/
Vaitama771/
Weitama771/
Buitema771/
Bitaime771/
Bitamos771/
Baitamo771/
Bestama771/
Bitamoi771/
Bhaitamahe751/
Vithamma71113/
Vittamma7148/
Withamma7138/
Baytamma7127/
Bethamma7126/
Baitouma719/
Biotamou717/
Bithomat714/
Bhetamma714/
Bettamma714/
Bitamesh711/
Bisthami711/
Bisstami711/
Bisthamy711/
Bithomas711/
Bestamma711/
Bhaitame711/
Vaitamma711/
Witamaha711/
Baytamah711/
Bitemo673,259/
Bitomo671,006/
Betema67721/
Bitome67532/
Betame67167/
Vetama6772/
Bitomi6760/
Vitame6748/
Betoma6728/
Uitamo6712/
Bithammer6711/
Betami674/
Vitamo674/
Bheytamma673/
Vithtamma671/
Betamo671/
Bhethamma671/
Bettamath671/
Beythamma671/
Vitoma671/
Bittoumma671/
Baitoumai671/
Baithamid671/
Witoma671/

Bitama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bitama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺘﺎﻣﻪbtamh-
Bitama in the Hindi language
बिटामाbitama-
Bitama in the Oriya language
ବିତମାbitama40
ବିତାମାbitama20
ବିଟମାbitama20
ଜିତମଇjitama'i20
Bitama in the Russian language
Битамаbitama-

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