Kitumaini Surname

43,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kitumaini Surname User-submission:

Kitumaini is a Swahili surname meaning 'little hope'. It is the diminutive of tumaini (hope).

Kitumaini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo12,0471:6,133727
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kitumaini (2,082) may also be a first name.

Kitumaini Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kitumaini is a Swahili surname meaning 'little hope'. It is the diminutive of tumaini (hope).

- knaibei

Kitumaini Last Name Facts

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

Kitumaini is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitumaini? popularity and diffusion

Kitumaini is the 43,104th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 603,473 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitumaini are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,094th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 2,082 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 12,047 people, or 1 in 6,133. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 0 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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