Kikoto Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kikoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kikoto Last Name Facts

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

Kikoto is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikoto? popularity and diffusion

Kikoto is the 1,391,595th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kikoto reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Kikoto is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 88 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 10 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikoito9214/
Kiokoto929/
Kikotho922/
Kikooto921/
Keikoto921/
Koikoito8617/
Kikhotho861/
Kikato83405/
Kikota83378/
Kikuto8338/
Kiketo8321/
Cikoto8315/
Kykoto832/
Kekoto831/
Kikouta77119/
Kikatos7725/
Koikota775/
Kiskota771/
Kaikota771/
Kikatou771/
Kikoota771/
Kikutto771/
Kuikota771/
Keikouta71199/
Koikoita716/
Keikotta711/
Kéikouta711/
Kiskotta711/
Kikuta6720,382/
Kukota671,047/
Kikata67826/
Kiketa67790/
Cikota67525/
Kuketo67130/
Keketo6738/
Cikato6714/
Cicoto674/
Keikoutta673/
Kukato672/
Kykota672/
Keikoutha672/
Chikhotho671/
Kheikouta671/

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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
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  • 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 Kikoto
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