Gitua Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gitua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gitua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gitua (26) may also be a first name.

Gitua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gitua is most common in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gitua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gitua is the 1,121,821st most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gitua live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 233,232. In Kenya Gitua is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 57 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 37 percent are found and Muranga County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Gitua Last Name Statistics demography

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

Gitua earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Githua915,799/
Gistua911/
Itua894,370/
Githuah831/
Iotua80401/
Zitua80157/
Situa8018/
Aitua8013/
Ituea806/
Jitua804/
Ituas804/
Eitua803/
Gitwa803/
Getua802/
Yitua802/
Gituo802/
Ituoa802/
Gutua802/
Ietua801/
Ituaa801/
Hitua801/
Ittua801/
Ituay801/
Istua801/
Ithua801/
Seitua73278/
Saitua73234/
Githuo73197/
Guthua73115/
Ituhat7390/
Hiotua7350/
Chitua7340/
Ngidua7312/
Situah736/
Ghidua736/
Gaitwa734/
Tjitua734/
Jituea732/
Ituaha732/
Gutuay731/
Getuah731/
Gethua731/
Jittua731/
Hituap731/
Sietua731/
Ngetua731/
Chituea67551/
Etua67399/
Idua67231/
Itwa6728/
Ituo6723/
Seituah6721/
Hituhat678/
Gaitwad674/
Khuitua671/
Guetuad671/
Khaitua671/
Chithua671/
Chittua671/
Chhitua671/
Gaitway671/
Guttuaa671/
Gaytuah671/
Geetuah671/
Aishtua671/
Chitwua671/
Cituaha671/
Ituatch671/

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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 Gitua
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