Kitalima Surname
Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname
Kitalima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,148 | 1:46,116 | 5,207 |
| Uganda | 571 | 1:68,370 | 7,656 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
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
The last name Kitalima occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitalima? popularity and diffusion
Kitalima is the 220,420th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,932,836 people. The surname Kitalima is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitalima are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 145 people.
The surname Kitalima is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,148 people, or 1 in 46,116. In Tanzania it is mostly found 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 it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitalimah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kittalimat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kitalema | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kittalimath | 84 | 21 | / |
| Chitalima | 82 | 512 | / |
| Kyotalima | 82 | 6 | / |
| Keitelima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chithalima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chitolima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyotalime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyotalimi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutelema | 63 | 159 | / |
| Kitolemi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Chitaleme | 59 | 31 | / |
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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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