Kashitu Surname
Approximately 1,100 people bear this surname
Kashitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 549 | 1:28,871 | 2,993 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
Kashitu (61) may also be a first name.
Kashitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kashitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kashitu is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kashitu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kashitu is the 335,329th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,625,042 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kashitu are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kashitu is also the 1,257,960th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 61 people.
The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 28,871. In Zambia Kashitu is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent live and Northern Province, where 17 percent live. Excluding Zambia Kashitu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 49 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashithu | 93 | 123 | / |
| Kashietu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Khashitu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kasitu | 92 | 3,073 | / |
| Kashutu | 86 | 220 | / |
| Kashetu | 86 | 180 | / |
| Kasithu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Khasitu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kasaitu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasitau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kachitu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katsitu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kachitau | 80 | 14 | / |
| Koshitou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keshithu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashettu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasutu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kasetu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qasitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kassiotou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keshetu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kasaytu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kasethu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kazuitu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgositau | 67 | 164 | / |
| Kassaytu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Katsetou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kozaitou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kassetou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaasojtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koscioteu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kosutu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Koussietou | 59 | 6 | / |
| Cassutu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kesettu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Casetou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Casetus | 57 | 0 | / |
| Causcheteux | 56 | 2 | / |
| Kochethu | 53 | 59 | / |
| Koussetou | 50 | 525 | / |
| Cacheteux | 50 | 1 | / |
| Caucheteu | 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 Kashitu
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