Bitonye Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bitonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya621:744,83730,879
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Bitonye Last Name Facts

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

Bitonye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitonye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bitonye are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Bitonye is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya Bitonye is most common in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biotonye9311/
Bietonye939/
Bithonye931/
Bitonje864/
Bitonge862/
Bithoney8039/
Bitoniya803/
Bitonier801/
Boitonge801/
Bitounue801/
Baitonge801/
Bittoney800/
Bithoniya751/
Bitange711,042/
Betoney7159/
Betonie7130/
Vitanye7114/
Vitonje715/
Wetonye714/
Betonge713/
Bitanie711/
Vitonge711/
Bitugne711/
Bitonou711/
Bitunge711/
Bethoney67335/
Bitounou67209/
Bettoney67167/
Bistagne67117/
Betonier6757/
Betonney6726/
Baitanee6720/
Bitanawe674/
Baitanea674/
Bistanie673/
Bitaniya672/
Baitange672/
Bestonie671/
Vitoniya671/
Bitannie671/
Betongoy671/
Bithange671/
Bitognou671/

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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
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  • 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 Bitonye
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