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 occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirutu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. Kirutu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirutu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kirutu is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 54 people.

Kirutu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 89 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Kirutu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

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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