Gitanu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Gitanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Gitanu (14) may also be a first name.

Gitanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gitanu (Bengali: গীতানু, Hindi: गितानू, Marathi: गीतानु) is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gitanu is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gitanu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 11,079,790. In Greece Gitanu is primarily concentrated in: Peloponnese, where 100 percent are found. Beside Greece Gitanu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gitangu92103/
Itanu91120/
Gaitanou86386/
Guitanou8614/
Ghiteanu8614/
Gaitanus866/
Githangu862/
Gutanu831,211/
Itangu83456/
Aitanu83119/
Getanu8314/
Iteanu8314/
Itannu8311/
Itaanu839/
Jitanu833/
Sitanu831/
Ithanu831/
Iotanu831/
Gaisteanu805/
Goitannou801/
Chitanu77833/
Saitanu77400/
Gitongu7721/
Zoitanu7717/
Aitaunu779/
Aiteanu776/
Itanguu774/
Getanuh774/
Ithangu773/
Sithanu772/
Guteanu772/
Getangu771/
Yitangu771/
Zaitanu771/
Hitanou771/
Hitangu771/
Itagnou771/
Etanu73371/
Itonu7316/
Saithanu71201/
Chitangu71166/
Chitanhu7149/
Chitanau7129/
Chaitanu7114/
Caiteanu7110/
Oisteanu715/
Joiteanu714/
Chhitanu714/
Haitanou712/
Jaithanu711/
Jittanou711/
Sitthanu711/
Saitanau711/
Githongu711/
Chittanu711/
Zoiteanu711/
Khaitanu711/
Chitanus711/
Jitthanu711/
Itongu67130/
Chaithanu67119/
Etangu6787/
Estanu6764/
Chithangu6731/
Sitonu679/
Getenu677/
Eitonu675/
Aitonu675/
Chitthanu674/
Jitamnouy674/
Setanu672/
Jitaumnuy671/
Guitounui671/
Jittanuch671/
Jetanu671/
Saitthanu671/
Saithannu671/
Hetanu671/
Getonu671/
Etanui671/
Cetanu671/
Kheitanou671/
Jitonu671/

Gitanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gitanu in the Bengali language
গীতানুgitanu-
Gitanu in the Hindi language
गितानूgitanu-
Gitanu in the Marathi language
गीतानुgitanu-

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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
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  • 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 Gitanu
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