Bitum Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bitum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda921:424,34025,938
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Bitum (63) may also be a first name.

Bitum Last Name Facts

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

Bitum (Oriya: ବିଟୁମ, Russian: Битум) is found most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bitum.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitum? popularity and diffusion

Bitum is the 1,666,404th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. Bitum is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Bitum live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bitum is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 63 people.

The last name Bitum is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 424,340. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 26 percent are found, Masindi District, where 11 percent are found and Arua District, where 10 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bithum912,493/
Beitum91157/
Bitume9130/
Baitum915/
Bituim913/
Bitoum913/
Bittum912/
Bihtum911/
Bittoum8332/
Beithum8315/
Bitoume833/
Beitume832/
Bituume831/
Bithujm831/
Bithumm831/
Bithumn831/
Biethum830/
Bitun80565/
Bitom80421/
Witum8043/
Vitum8042/
Betum8013/
Bytum801/
Beithoum771/
Bituin735,900/
Bitoun73644/
Vittum73378/
Wittum73255/
Withum73198/
Bettum73196/
Baitun7393/
Bitung7372/
Bethum7325/
Bestum7320/
Betoum7318/
Beutum7317/
Beitun7312/
Wistum7311/
Waitum737/
Betgum737/
Vithum737/
Bithun734/
Bitune734/
Bietom733/
Vituim732/
Beitom732/
Bitoom731/
Betume731/
Betuim731/
Bittom731/
Bithom731/
Vietum731/
Beatum731/
Bittun731/
Bitaun731/
Bhetum731/
Bituun731/
Beetum730/
Whittum67398/
Bittoun67228/
Bechtum67177/
Vizthum67107/
Bitoune6799/
Bethume6797/
Betoume6757/
Bitoung6726/
Bethoum6720/
Bittung6710/
Bettoum6710/
Béthume6710/
Bistune677/
Bithoun677/
Bituing677/
Beitune676/
Waitume676/
Bistoun675/
Witthum675/
Whitgum674/
Veitoum672/
Bihtung672/
Waithum671/
Beatoum671/
Whithum671/
Bytheum671/
Beitoun671/
Baitund671/
Baiteun671/
Bitugne671/
Beutoum671/
Beiteun671/

Bitum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bitum in the Oriya language
ବିଟୁମbituma-
Bitum in the Russian language
Битумbitum-

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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
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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 Bitum
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