Kiatu Surname

407,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kiatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6771:78,2008,055
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiatu (15) may also be a first name.

Kiatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiatu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 407,730th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,493,643 people. Kiatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiatu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiatu is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 78,200. In Tanzania Kiatu is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 73 percent are found, Mara Region, where 10 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Kiatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kiatu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiatou9134/
Kiattu912/
Kihatu911/
Gkiatou835/
Kiahatu831/
Kyatu8043/
Kjatu801/
Kaiyatou7715/
Kayiatou7714/
Koiyatou777/
Kayotu7348/
Chiatu735/
Kehatu733/
Kjhatu731/
Kyatou731/
Chihatu6710/
Caiyatu677/
Kyatuha676/
Chiatou671/
Kiottou671/
Kheoituy621/
Kayjaitu621/
Khehathup5754/
Chiotu5520/
Qiatoo551/
Cheatu551/
Chiotou50223/
Quiatoe5022/
Cayyatu501/

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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 Kiatu
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