Kitemu Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Kitemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 98 | 1:398,360 | 24,962 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kitemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitemu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kitemu is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kitemu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kitemu is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 398,360. In Uganda Kitemu is primarily concentrated in: Sironko District, where 40 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 27 percent live and Mbale District, where 21 percent live. Barring Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitemu | 92 | 273 | / |
| Kitemou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kitimu | 83 | 267 | / |
| Kitamu | 83 | 105 | / |
| Ketemu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kitomu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keitimu | 77 | 40 | / |
| Chitemu | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kithamu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Ketemou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kaitimu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kithimu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koitomu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keytemu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaitamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kitamau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuytemuz | 71 | 29 | / |
| Chittemu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ketimu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Ketomu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kytimu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ketamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kutamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kutomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitoimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuteumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keytimu | 62 | 103 | / |
| Chetemu | 62 | 75 | / |
| Kuthamu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Kuttamu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kaytimu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Chitimu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khetimu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kutimou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kethamu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chettemu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Chittimu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Chittimui | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Kitemu
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