Bitomwa Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bitomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bitomwa (42) may also be a first name.

Bitomwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bitomwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bitomwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitomwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,011,991st most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. Bitomwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bitomwa reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bitomwa is also the 1,566,439th most frequent given name on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania Bitomwa is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 99 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Bitomwa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and The Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitomwe8652/
Bitumwa8610/
Bitomba862/
Bitonwa861/
Bitemwa861/
Beitomwe8090/
Baitomwe8022/
Bitoumba803/
Bitoomwe803/
Baitomba801/
Baitoumba752/
Beitoomwe751/
Bitumba714,437/
Bitombi71104/
Bitamba7199/
Bitombo7157/
Bitumwe7141/
Bitanwa7121/
Betomba719/
Betomwe715/
Bitombe713/
Bétomba711/
Bitoumbi6731/
Baitumba6727/
Betoumba6725/
Bitoumbo6714/
Baitombi674/
Bitoumbe672/
Bitomboh671/
Bithumba671/
Beitamba671/

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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 Bitomwa
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