Kitabu Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kitabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
Tanzania591:897,31544,154
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kitabu (951) may also be a first name.

Kitabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitabu (Hindi: किताबू, Marathi: िकताबु) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kitabu is the 654,010th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kitabu reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kitabu is also the 261,963rd most common first name worldwide, held by 951 people.

The surname Kitabu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaitabu92126/
Kitabou9228/
Kuitabu923/
Koitabu923/
Keitabu921/
Kitebu8327/
Ketabu835/
Kitobu831/
Chitabu7710/
Kuthabu775/
Ketaabu771/
Kaitavu771/
Kitampu771/
Khutabu771/
Khuttabuy67336/
Ketebu67108/
Kutebu6734/
Kitovu676/
Kitoubous671/
Kutobu671/
Ketavu671/
Chitobu622/
Kutehbu621/
Citampu621/
Koitovu621/
Chetabu621/

Kitabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitabu in the Hindi language
किताबूkitabu60.1
किताबुkitabu38.85
किताबुलkitabula0.26
कीताबूkitabu0.26
कितावुkitavu0.26
Kitabu in the Marathi language
िकताबुikatabu50
िकताबूikatabu37.5
कीताबुkitabu6.25
िकताबुाहikatabuaha6.25

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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 Kitabu
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