Litema Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

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

Litema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Litema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Litema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Litema is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Litema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Litema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,082,743rd most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Litema are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litiema92321/
Litemas924/
Laitema921/
Listema921/
Listemaa8613/
Lietiema861/
Littaema861/
Lutema835,620/
Letema831,899/
Litama83250/
Litemo83208/
Litoma8351/
Lityma8332/
Litima8324/
Liteme835/
Litemi831/
Litomea77157/
Laitoma7726/
Litamah7717/
Litimai7715/
Laitima7713/
Leitoma7711/
Letemas7710/
Lethema778/
Litimas777/
Liutama776/
Letemai774/
Litimau774/
Luytema774/
Leitemo773/
Litamma773/
Letesma771/
Litamea771/
Liteami771/
Lietama771/
Leteema771/
Laitamaa7162/
Laitomaa7116/
Lättemaa718/
Leithemo717/
Loitomaa715/
Lithamma714/
Loitamay714/
Loitamai714/
Laitamma713/
Lehtemaa711/
Lutama671,621/
Litime67891/
Letima67784/
Litimi67272/
Lutoma67114/
Litomo67109/
Letama67108/
Lutima6786/
Litimo6742/
Lutemo6729/
Lehetemas6711/
Leisteimi678/
Litthimat674/
Letemo672/
Leteme672/
Letoma672/
Litamo671/

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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 Litema
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis