Gitimu Surname

298,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gitimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2611:36,6223,926
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Gitimu (332) may also be a first name.

Gitimu Last Name Facts

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

Gitimu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitimu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 298,032nd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,702,305 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gitimu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gitimu is also the 480,499th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 332 people.

The surname Gitimu is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,261 people, or 1 in 36,622. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 23 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gitimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gitimu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gitimu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githimu922/
Itimu911,980/
Gitumu8347/
Sitimu8335/
Itimou832/
Gitemu832/
Getimu831/
Yitimu831/
Hitimu831/
Sitimau774/
Chitimu771/
Guthimu771/
Gitymus771/
Etimu73373/
Itemu73148/
Chitimus71115/
Chittimu713/
Chitimuş711/
Sitemu674/
Setimu674/
Itemau674/
Etimut673/
Etimou672/
Etiemu671/
Gishtymut671/
Gishtemut671/
Iteumu671/
Etimuh671/
Gutumu671/
Chittimui671/

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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 Gitimu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis