Kitemwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kitemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kitemwa (6) may also be a first name.
Kitemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitemwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitemwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitemwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kitemwa is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 6 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Lamu County, where 50 percent are found and Machakos County, where 50 percent are found. Other than Kenya Kitemwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitemwe | 86 | 253 | / |
| Kitamwa | 86 | 82 | / |
| Kutemwa | 86 | 53 | / |
| Kitomwa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chitemwa | 80 | 106 | / |
| Kuitemba | 80 | 96 | / |
| Kitembi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kutimwa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kitomua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitamua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitemwe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Chitimwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kuitembe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kithembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitembey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitimbe | 57 | 85 | / |
| Kitimbi | 57 | 18 | / |
| Quitembo | 53 | 38 | / |
| Ketemboi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quitembe | 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 Kitemwa
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