Gitanya Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Gitanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Gitanya (10) may also be a first name.
Gitanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gitanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gitanya (Oriya: ଗୀତନଯ୍) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gitanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gitanya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gitanya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The last name Gitanya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Gitanya is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 67 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 17 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Gitanya occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guitanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Itanya | 92 | 71 | / |
| Gaithanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ithanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gitonya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chitanya | 80 | 133 | / |
| Gaytanya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gitangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hithanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itanea | 77 | 62 | / |
| Itania | 77 | 24 | / |
| Itanja | 77 | 17 | / |
| Itonya | 77 | 15 | / |
| Etanya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Itagna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Itanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaitanya | 75 | 8,148 | / |
| Guitangna | 75 | 86 | / |
| Chithanya | 75 | 48 | / |
| Saithanya | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chittanya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Haithanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Caitanyha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaithanya | 71 | 1,422 | / |
| Sitania | 71 | 1,218 | / |
| Istania | 71 | 68 | / |
| Itanjah | 71 | 27 | / |
| Eitania | 71 | 27 | / |
| Gitagno | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chaitannya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Cheithanya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gitonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaittanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yotanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Itangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaitainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaitaanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaaitanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitonya | 67 | 929 | / |
| Chitanha | 67 | 389 | / |
| Chetanya | 67 | 122 | / |
| Chitania | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hietania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chytanya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chaithanyaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caitania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yotganya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitangia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhaithanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaithannya | 67 | 1 | / |
Gitanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gitanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୀତନଯ୍ | gitanay | - |
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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 Gitanya
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