Bitumu Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bitumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bitumu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Uganda961:406,65925,271
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Bitumu (51) may also be a first name.

Bitumu Last Name Facts

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

Bitumu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bitumu.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitumu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 624,505th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bitumu reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bitumu is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent first name globally, held by 51 people.

The surname Bitumu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 189,435. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Betumu831/
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Bitimau626/
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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 Bitumu
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