Kitashu Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitashu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kitashu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
Japan941:1,360,04623,299

Kitashu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitashu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kitashu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitashu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 950,707th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname Kitashu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Kitashu live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kitashu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Kitashu is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 87 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 5 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Japan, where 34 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitasu92104/
Chitashu8073/
Kaitatsu802/
Kitassou801/
Kitesu77130/
Kitazu771/
Kitosu771/
Kaitassou752/
Kitasoe7114/
Chitasu716/
Kitazou711/
Koitazou671/
Ketatchou632/
Kittossou631/
Ketazu6234/
Ketosu627/
Ketesu623/
Qitazu621/
Keteazu571/
Ketossou533/
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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 Kitashu
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