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

The last name Bitum (Oriya: ବିଟୁମ, Russian: Битум) is most common in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bitum.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Bitum reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bitum is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 63 people.

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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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