Kihato Surname

345,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kihato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0281:44,9224,643
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kihato (134) may also be a first name.

Kihato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kihato is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kihato.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihato? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 345,633rd most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,881,535 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kihato live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kihato is also the 800,975th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 134 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,028 people, or 1 in 44,922. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Muranga County, where 38 percent live, Nairobi County, where 24 percent live and Nyeri County, where 20 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Kihato Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihaato921/
Kiato9119/
Kihata83250/
Kihoto83131/
Kiatou8334/
Kiatoa8332/
Kiatoi831/
Kihatha7752/
Kaihoto7727/
Chihato776/
Gkiatou775/
Kogiato774/
Khayoto772/
Kuyiato772/
Gkiatos771/
Kihaata771/
Khaioto771/
Kiatosz771/
Khyatho771/
Kyato73835/
Kiata73547/
Kioto73296/
Keato7317/
Kayiatos7129/
Kaiyatou7115/
Kayiatou7114/
Koiyatou717/
Kehatoop712/
Gkiata67199/
Kihota67169/
Kayoto6792/
Kuhata6791/
Kiatta6786/
Chiato6745/
Kajoto6737/
Kijata6721/
Kiasta678/
Kiatat676/
Kiatha674/
Quiato673/
Kijoto672/
Kehata672/
Kyhata671/
Kehoto671/
Cheato671/
Kuhoto671/
Kyatoj671/
Khiata671/
Kiotat671/
Kyatou671/
Kyatto671/
Qiatoo671/
Kiotha671/
Kioyto671/

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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 Kihato
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