Kitomo Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1871:283,11022,159
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kitomo (1,025) may also be a first name.

Kitomo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kitomo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kitomo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitomo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 973,426th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kitomo are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kitomo is also the 250,708th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,025 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 283,110. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 36 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Kitomo occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitomgo921/
Kitomoi921/
Kitoumou8632/
Kitemo83925/
Kitoma83350/
Kitamo83196/
Kutomo8361/
Ketomo8321/
Kitumo8317/
Kaitoumou801/
Kaitoimou801/
Quitomo77113/
Koitumo7797/
Kitouma7781/
Kaitemo7720/
Keitamo779/
Chitomo779/
Kitomah778/
Kitamoi776/
Kaitamo775/
Kitomga775/
Kitumoo774/
Kitooma774/
Kithoma773/
Kitaemo771/
Kitemou771/
Kitamoy771/
Kyotomo771/
Kaitoma771/
Kaithoma7139/
Kaistamo7130/
Koitumot719/
Kaitomaa711/
Kiteumoi711/
Khithamo711/
Kitema673,356/
Kituma671,558/
Kutoma67676/
Kitama67492/
Ketoma6780/
Kutamo6754/
Ketamo6741/
Kutemo6722/
Ketemo6722/
Chitoumou676/
Ketumo671/
Kaitoumma671/

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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 Kitomo
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