Kitaba Surname
Approximately 6,429 people bear this surname
Kitaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,829 | 1:20,200 | 2,620 |
| DR Congo | 1,341 | 1:55,093 | 6,617 |
| Japan | 152 | 1:841,081 | 18,528 |
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kitaba (12,539) may also be a first name.
Kitaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitaba (Hindi: किताबा, Marathi: िकताबा) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,252nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,133,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kitaba reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kitaba is also the 52,592nd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 12,539 people.
It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,829 people, or 1 in 20,200. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Japan, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kitaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitaba in the Hindi language | ||
| किताबा | kitaba | - |
| Kitaba in the Marathi language | ||
| िकताबा | ikataba | - |
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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 Kitaba
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