Kahitira Surname
Approximately 467 people bear this surname
Kahitira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 393 | 1:134,711 | 12,531 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Kahitira (147) may also be a first name.
Kahitira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahitira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahitira is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahitira? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 648,005th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahitira reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 147 people.
Kahitira is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 134,711. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Mara Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 9 percent reside and Namibia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahitra | 93 | 9 | / |
| Gahitira | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kahitiri | 88 | 2 | / |
| Qahitir | 80 | 50 | / |
| Kahidir | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kahatra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ka'ohitara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kahatiiara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kahitari | 75 | 21 | / |
| Khahidir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahotora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahatara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahitaro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahodiray | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kahatr | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kahadiray | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kahetr | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khihatura | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kuhiturai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahotr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahidir | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kahadir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kahator | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahutar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahatar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahitre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahadra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahetur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qouitaira | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kooistera | 59 | 1 | / |
| Caetairo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kahitira
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis