Hitam Surname
Approximately 2,465 people bear this surname
Hitam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,328 | 1:22,210 | 2,033 |
| Indonesia | 449 | 1:294,542 | 26,249 |
| Brunei | 328 | 1:1,277 | 255 |
| Pakistan | 180 | 1:992,466 | 12,920 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Hitam (3,325) may also be a first name.
Hitam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hitam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hitam (Arabic: هيتام, Hindi: हीतम, Marathi: िहतम, Oriya: ହିତାମ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hitam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hitam is the 174,135th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,956,408 people. The last name Hitam is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Hitam are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hitam is also the 123,897th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 3,325 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,328 people, or 1 in 22,210. In Malaysia Hitam is most frequent in: Terengganu, where 35 percent are found, Pahang, where 18 percent are found and Selangor, where 13 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Brunei, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hitam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hitam in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିତାମ | hitama | 90 |
| ହୀତମ | hitama | 10 |
| Hitam in the Marathi language | ||
| िहतम | ihatama | 75 |
| सीताराम | sitarama | 25 |
| Hitam in the Hindi language | ||
| हीतम | hitama | 71.43 |
| हितम | hitama | 28.57 |
| Hitam in the Arabic language | ||
| هيتام | hytam | - |
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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 Hitam
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