Kitai Surname
Approximately 11,484 people bear this surname
Kitai Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the Russian word for 'China'.
Kitai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 10,686 | 1:11,964 | 1,559 |
| Kenya | 430 | 1:107,395 | 9,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 178 | 1:45,807 | 5,667 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Cook Islands | 16 | 1:1,136 | 264 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Kitai (402) may also be a first name.
Kitai Surname Meaning
Kitai Demographics
Average Kitai Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kitai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitai (Hindi: कितई, Marathi: िकतै, Oriya: କିତାଇ, Russian: Китаи) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 45,192nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 634,583 people. The surname Kitai is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kitai live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kitai is also the 430,375th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 402 people.
The surname Kitai is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 10,686 people, or 1 in 11,964. In Japan Kitai is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 26 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Kitai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kitai last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kitai earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 75.34% more than the national average, earning $87,112 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kitai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitai in the Oriya language | ||
| କିତାଇ | kita'i | 83.33 |
| କୀତାଇ | kita'i | 16.67 |
| Kitai in the Hindi language | ||
| कितई | kita'i | 50 |
| कीति | kiti | 33.33 |
| किताी | kitai | 16.67 |
| Kitai in the Marathi language | ||
| िकतै | ikatai | 50 |
| िकतार्ी | ikatari | 50 |
| Kitai in the Russian language | ||
| Китаи | kitai | - |
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Footnotes
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