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

Kitomo is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kitomo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitomo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 973,426th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. Kitomo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kitomo live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 250,708th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,025 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 283,110. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 36 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

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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