Kitum Surname
Approximately 2,674 people bear this surname
Kitum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,511 | 1:18,391 | 2,170 |
| Papua New Guinea | 112 | 1:72,801 | 9,515 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kitum (377) may also be a first name.
Kitum Demographics
Kitum Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kitum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitum is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 162,627th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,725,335 people. The surname Kitum is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kitum live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 446,783rd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 377 people.
This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,511 people, or 1 in 18,391. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 58 percent reside, West Pokot County, where 20 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.
Kitum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitume | 91 | 227 | / |
| Kaitum | 91 | 92 | / |
| Keitum | 91 | 19 | / |
| Kietum | 91 | 8 | / |
| Koitum | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kitoum | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kiotum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kitgum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuitum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khitum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaitume | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kitoume | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kidthum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kitthum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khitoum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kitaume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kijthum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kutum | 80 | 22,785 | / |
| Ketum | 80 | 186 | / |
| Kitom | 80 | 21 | / |
| Qitum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuittoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaittoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caitum | 73 | 565 | / |
| Kuttum | 73 | 353 | / |
| Kuthum | 73 | 247 | / |
| Ketuim | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ketume | 73 | 38 | / |
| Ketoum | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kettum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Khutum | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kethum | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kutuim | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chitum | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kaitom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kutoum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kyotum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kutuum | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kudtum | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kutumm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuitom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kithom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keteum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khetum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehtum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quitum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chittum | 67 | 1,859 | / |
| Kettoum | 67 | 119 | / |
| Khethum | 67 | 63 | / |
| Quittum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kutthum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ketthum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keutoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khettum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caaitum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyothum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketgoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keathum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kedthum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caittum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiethom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keethum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kitum
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