Kitakaya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitakaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitakaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kitakaya (9) may also be a first name.

Kitakaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitakaya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitakaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kitakaya reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kitakaya is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 9 people.

The surname Kitakaya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Kitakaya is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 80 percent reside and Makueni County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 17 percent reside.

Kitakaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kitakaya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitakay933/
Kitaiskaya892/
Kitakoya8844/
Kaitakay8820/
Kitaka869,065/
Kaitakiya821/
Kithaka804,483/
Kittaka804,023/
Kitaika80188/
Kitayka80172/
Kitaaka8032/
Kaitaka809/
Kitakka807/
Keitaka802/
Kitauka802/
Kitakai801/
Khitaka801/
Koitaka801/
Kitakuyi75118/
Kitakaji7542/
Kaitakey7511/
Kittakka754/
Khaitaka753/
Kithakye752/
Ketakiya752/
Kitekayo751/
Kitakuja751/
Kaitaaka751/
Kitaciya751/
Kitakoyi751/
Kitakuia751/
Kitoka711,470/
Kitaki71952/
Kitake71217/
Kitaca7119/
Ketaka7117/
Gqitekaya719/
Citaky714/
Chitakaia714/
Kitayskoy712/
Chitakiya711/
Kaithakka711/
Kiotakoye711/
Kietaca67738/
Kitaike67677/
Kaitake67541/
Kitakis6792/
Kitakou6769/
Kaitaki6754/
Kistake6724/
Ketakea6722/
Kytaika6720/
Koitake6717/
Kithoka679/
Kiteika679/
Kuttakiyah677/
Kitaski677/
Qitakaj676/
Kittaki676/
Kittake674/
Cutakay673/
Ketakka673/
Kitouka673/
Kitaaki673/
Gqithekaya672/
Kiotake672/
Kistaki672/
Kaitoka671/
Kitaica671/
Kitokey671/
Citakai671/
Kethaka671/

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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 Kitakaya
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