Kirutu Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Kirutu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 158 | 1:335,074 | 25,051 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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 carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirutu? popularity and diffusion
Kirutu is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kirutu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kirutu is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 54 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania Kirutu is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 89 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
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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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