Leitemu Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Leitemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leitemu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1851:249,62117,012
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Leitemu Demographics

Leitemu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Leitemu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leitemu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leitemu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Leitemu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Marsabit County, where 99 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found.

Leitemu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letemu927/
Loitemu86346/
Laetemu8611/
Loitiemu801/
Letmau77119/
Litamu77102/
Litmus7712/
Latemu771/
Letomu771/
Leatomu71289/
Lithomu7113/
Latemmu7111/
Litimau714/
Letomau713/
Litmuss710/
Lateimus670/
Latamu62183/
Latimu6214/
Loutomou531/
Lattimous500/
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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 Leitemu
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