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
Kitemwa is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitemwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kitemwa is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitemwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kitemwa is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 6 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Kitemwa is most numerous in: Lamu County, where 50 percent are found and Machakos County, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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