Kitama Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Kitama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 204 | 1:259,518 | 20,802 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Kitama (93) may also be a first name.
Kitama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitama (Hindi: कीतमा, Oriya: କୀଟମା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kitama.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kitama is the 623,516th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,812,085 people. Kitama occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kitama are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 93 people.
The last name Kitama is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 259,518. In Tanzania Kitama is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 59 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 36 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kitama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitama in the Hindi language | ||
| कीतमा | kitama | - |
| Kitama in the Oriya language | ||
| କୀଟମା | kitama | 50 |
| କିତାମା | kitama | 50 |
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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 Kitama
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