Kitando Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kitando Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitando is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kitando.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitando? popularity and diffusion

Kitando is the 870,423rd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. Kitando occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitando live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania Kitando is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 92 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found and Mara Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Kitando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kitando surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitandou931/
Kitondo862,377/
Kitanda862,070/
Ketando8670/
Kutando864/
Chitando80976/
Kitainda8087/
Kithanda8074/
Kithondo8051/
Kitandaa805/
Kaitanda804/
Quitando802/
Kitaanda802/
Keitondo802/
Kuitanda801/
Kitandha801/
Chithando75366/
Kutondo71429/
Kutanda7194/
Kitonda7190/
Ketondo7127/
Citanda7122/
Ketanda711/
Kitamda711/
Citondo711/
Chitanda6710,057/
Chitondo671,676/
Quitanda6751/
Kuttanda6720/
Kuthanda674/
Khutanda672/
Kutondoi672/
Ketandas671/
Kaitonda671/
Kithenda671/
Chittanda638/
Chitandah631/
Kutonda57504/
Chitonda5346/
Kutondeu531/
Kuthonda531/
Chetanda531/
Khethenda501/

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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 Kitando
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