Kiatu Surname
Approximately 858 people bear this surname
Kiatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 677 | 1:78,200 | 8,055 |
| Kenya | 140 | 1:329,856 | 20,127 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiatu (15) may also be a first name.
Kiatu Demographics
Kiatu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiatu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kiatu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 407,730th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,493,643 people. The surname Kiatu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiatu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name globally, borne by 15 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 677 people, or 1 in 78,200. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 73 percent reside, Mara Region, where 10 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Kiatu occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Kiatu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiatou | 91 | 34 | / |
| Kiattu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kihatu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gkiatou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kiahatu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kyatu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Kjatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaiyatou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kayiatou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Koiyatou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kayotu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Chiatu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kehatu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kjhatu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kyatou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chihatu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Caiyatu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kyatuha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chiatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiottou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheoituy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kayjaitu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khehathup | 57 | 54 | / |
| Chiotu | 55 | 20 | / |
| Qiatoo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Cheatu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Chiotou | 50 | 223 | / |
| Quiatoe | 50 | 22 | / |
| Cayyatu | 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 Kiatu
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