Kirutu Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kirutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kirutu (54) may also be a first name.

Kirutu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirutu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kirutu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirutu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirutu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 54 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 89 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Tanzania Kirutu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiruthu92403/
Kairutu921/
Kiritu831,261/
Kurutu83271/
Kerutu831/
Kuruthu7735/
Keruthu772/
Kairitu771/
Kirittu771/
Chirutu771/
Kairittu7111/
Kırotu6773/
Keritu6711/
Kerotu673/
Kuritu671/
Kurittu62195/
Curuttu62138/
Keyritu621/
Cherutu621/
Curutuy621/
Kiritou621/

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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 Kirutu
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