Gituma Surname

83,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gituma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gituma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,7431:8,0411,056
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gituma (1,213) may also be a first name.

Gituma Last Name Facts

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

Gituma is most common in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gituma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gituma is the 83,950th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,265,199 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gituma live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gituma is also the 227,353rd most numerous first name globally It is held by 1,213 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 5,743 people, or 1 in 8,041. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 72 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 8 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Gituma is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Gituma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Gituma earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githuma925/
Gaituma921/
Gitumah921/
Ituma917,674/
Gaithuma86412/
Guitouma8610/
Guitauma861/
Situma8312,502/
Itauma83624/
Itumay83267/
Getuma83261/
Gutuma83133/
Itumah8394/
Aituma8391/
Ithuma8376/
Gitima8324/
Hituma8316/
Itouma8313/
Gitoma8312/
Oituma839/
Ituuma839/
Itusma834/
Iteuma834/
Jituma831/
Gitume831/
Gitumo831/
Chituma77408/
Situmai7756/
Sithuma7746/
Itaumah7739/
Gittoma7729/
Situmea7710/
Ghitima7710/
Situmah775/
Githima775/
Zitouma774/
Ittauma774/
Situuma774/
Huituma773/
Zeituma772/
Gaitima772/
Situmma772/
Gitimai771/
Ittouma771/
Itoumat771/
Yithuma771/
Suituma771/
Situmay771/
Gitoume771/
Saituma771/
Gittima771/
Ngaithuima751/
Itumo735,114/
Itoma73218/
Etuma73191/
Sithumma71359/
Jittumma7132/
Saitauma7114/
Djitumas716/
Huithuma715/
Chitumha712/
Zeitouma711/
Zaitouma711/
Guetouma711/
Chitouma711/
Itomay67188/
Gitome67151/
Itumoh67137/
Etumah6799/
Gitomo6796/
Jitoma6765/
Gitimo6756/
Situmo6747/
Itooma6747/
Getumo6744/
Etouma6740/
Hetuma6730/
Ytumay6723/
Etumay6713/
Sithoumma6712/
Gutima6712/
Itumot6712/
Etumai679/
Yitoma677/
Gutumo674/
Itoumo674/
Etauma674/
Estuma674/
Setuma674/
Aitouhmad674/
Getoma674/
Getima674/
Aitoma673/
Chaitumma673/
Itomea672/
Ithumo671/
Iotumo671/
Guestouma671/
Djaitouma671/
Aitoumaiz671/
Aitoummas671/
Aytuma671/
Getume671/
Soithumma671/
Jitthumma671/
Khaitumma671/

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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 Gituma
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