Kitalima Surname

220,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitalima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitalima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1481:46,1165,207
Uganda5711:68,3707,656
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kitalima (145) may also be a first name.

Kitalima Last Name Facts

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

Kitalima occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kitalima.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitalima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 220,420th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,932,836 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitalima live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kitalima is also the 766,399th most widely held first name on earth, held by 145 people.

Kitalima is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,148 people, or 1 in 46,116. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 23 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Kitalima exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitalimah941/
Kittalimat891/
Kitalema885/
Kittalimath8421/
Chitalima82512/
Kyotalima826/
Keitelima821/
Chithalima781/
Chitolima711/
Kyotalime711/
Kyotalimi711/
Kutelema63159/
Kitolemi634/
Chitaleme5931/

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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 Kitalima
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