Kitagwa Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kitagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 31 | 1:1,489,674 | 35,719 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kitagwa (12) may also be a first name.
Kitagwa Demographics
Kitagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kitagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kitagwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitagwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Kitagwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kitagwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
Kitagwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,489,674. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 29 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 13 percent are found and Migori County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Kitagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitaigwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kitaggwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kitegwa | 86 | 125 | / |
| Kitakwa | 86 | 112 | / |
| Kitogwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kitagua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kutagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kitangua | 80 | 1,514 | / |
| Kitankwa | 80 | 109 | / |
| Chitagwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitagwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kitangwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kittagba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kithakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kutegwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kitakwe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kutakwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kitogwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kitokwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kitakwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kutogwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chitogwa | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kitaguhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chitagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kitagwa
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