Kitashi Surname
Approximately 959 people bear this surname
Kitashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 901 | 1:141,892 | 7,379 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Kitashi (319) may also be a first name.
Kitashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitashi is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kitashi is the 373,745th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. Kitashi is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kitashi are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 491,536th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 319 people.
The surname Kitashi is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 141,892. In Japan Kitashi is mostly found in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 44 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 19 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Not including Japan Kitashi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Kitashi
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