Kitangu Surname
Approximately 378 people bear this surname
Kitangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kitangu (35) may also be a first name.
Kitangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitangu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitangu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 757,040th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name Kitangu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitangu reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name internationally, borne by 35 people.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 278,640. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 5 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 49 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitanu | 92 | 130 | / |
| Kitagu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kaithangu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaitangou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kutangu | 86 | 198 | / |
| Kitongu | 86 | 116 | / |
| Kuitagu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kaitanu | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kitanou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kitagou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kithagu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kitanui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitangu | 80 | 166 | / |
| Kitainui | 80 | 82 | / |
| Kitanous | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kittanut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kethangu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaitanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kitonu | 77 | 56 | / |
| Ketanu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chithangu | 75 | 31 | / |
| Kheitanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chitanu | 71 | 833 | / |
| Chitagu | 71 | 453 | / |
| Caitanu | 71 | 95 | / |
| Kaitogu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kutongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ketanau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chitanhu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chitanau | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ketagaud | 67 | 17 | / |
| Caiteanu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chetangu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chittanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyothagu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koitonou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khetanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khetanau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaithogu | 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 Kitangu
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