Itimu Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Itimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,6211:10,5611,629
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Uganda1101:354,90323,197
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Itimu (15) may also be a first name.

Itimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Itimu occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Itimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Itimu is the 208,831st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,680,579 people. Itimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Itimu are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 10,561. Without taking into account Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Itimu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gitimu911,278/
Itimou912/
Yitimu911/
Hitimu911/
Githimu832/
Etimu80373/
Itemu80148/
Itumu80108/
Itemau734/
Etimut733/
Etimou732/
Gitemu732/
Aitumu731/
Etimuh731/
Iteumu731/
Etiemu731/
Getimu731/
Etoimou6732/
Estimaud622/
Etumu60312/
Etemu60171/
Utumu6051/
Utemu601/
Aithemmou571/
Ettemu5518/
Uthemu5518/
Etemau557/
Etemou554/
Etummu552/
Ethemu551/
Heishtemut531/
Aytemuz5093/
Estemau504/
Etemeus501/
Etemous501/
Ethemou501/
Ethemau501/
Uthumau501/

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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 Itimu
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