Kitanwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kitanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kitanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitanwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitanwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kitanwa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Kitanwa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kapchorwa District, where 20 percent are found, Luuka District, where 20 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Kitanwa occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kutanwa | 86 | 43 | / |
| Citanwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kitanwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitanwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kitamwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaithanvas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Keitamnuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitanui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitanue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutonwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitainui | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kitanoue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ketanbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitambay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keitamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaytanbay | 63 | 9 | / |
| Kaitambah | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kaytamwad | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kitonue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kitonbo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quitamba | 53 | 2,366 | / |
| Kuitambo | 53 | 22 | / |
| Keitomba | 53 | 7 | / |
| Kaytamba | 53 | 7 | / |
| Kitoumba | 53 | 5 | / |
| Khetamba | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kaitambi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kitamboi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaitambe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaytamvad | 50 | 1 | / |
| Khethamba | 50 | 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 Kitanwa
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