Kitimu Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Kitimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 163 | 1:324,795 | 24,514 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kitimu (76) may also be a first name.
Kitimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitimu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitimu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kitimu is the 970,883rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitimu reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kitimu is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 76 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 56 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 39 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keitimu | 92 | 40 | / |
| Kaitimu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kithimu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kitumu | 83 | 465 | / |
| Kitemu | 83 | 107 | / |
| Ketimu | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kytimu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kaitoimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitemu | 77 | 273 | / |
| Keytimu | 77 | 103 | / |
| Kaytimu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kitemou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chitimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kithumu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaitumu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khetimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kutimou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keitumu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chittimu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kutumu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ketumu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ketemu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chittimui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuthumu | 62 | 121 | / |
| Kuttumu | 62 | 55 | / |
| Chitemu | 62 | 38 | / |
| Ketemou | 62 | 22 | / |
| Kutumui | 62 | 4 | / |
| Keytemu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Chetimu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kuytemuz | 57 | 29 | / |
| Chittemu | 57 | 15 | / |
| Chetaimu | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kutthumu | 57 | 6 | / |
| Keuteumou | 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 Kitimu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis