Kitomwa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kitomwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitomwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitomwa? popularity and diffusion

Kitomwa is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitomwa live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kitomwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 90 percent reside and Singida Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitamwa8682/
Kitumwa8668/
Kitemwa865/
Kitomua861/
Keitomba807/
Kitoumba805/
Kituumwa801/
Kitombo71451/
Kitumua71377/
Kutemwa7153/
Kitumwe714/
Kitamwe714/
Ketomba711/
Ketomwe711/
Kitamua711/
Chitumwa67246/
Keitumba67242/
Kaitumba6721/
Quitomba674/
Kitambay671/
Kkitumba671/
Kyotumwa671/
Kithombo671/
Kaitamva671/
Keitamba671/
Ketoumwo671/
Kituumba671/

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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 Kitomwa
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