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 most in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kitangu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitangu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 757,040th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitangu live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 35 people.
The surname Kitangu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 278,640. In Tanzania Kitangu is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 5 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Kitangu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 49 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
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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