Kitatu Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya721:641,38829,005
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania321:1,654,42547,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kitatu (254) may also be a first name.

Kitatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitatu (Hindi: किटटु, Marathi: िकटटु) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Kitatu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kitatu are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kitatu is also the 559,024th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 254 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 94 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 1 percent are found and Migori County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya Kitatu is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kithatu925/
Kitatou923/
Kaitatu921/
Kuitateu861/
Kitetu83790/
Kutatu838/
Citatu836/
Kitotu831/
Kaithathu801/
Chitatu77714/
Kithetu77375/
Caitatu7797/
Kaitetu772/
Kutathu771/
Kethatu771/
Ketathu771/
Ketadtu771/
Ketaatu771/
Kitoutou7110/
Kaithotu711/
Qittatuy711/
Chitathu711/
Kuthattu711/
Kethathu711/
Ketotu6717/
Chittattu679/
Kutotu671/
Kuttahthu671/
Koithottu671/
Kethetu623/
Caitetu622/
Keteteu621/
Chitotu621/
Chittotu575/
Chitothu573/

Kitatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitatu in the Hindi language
किटटुkitatu-
Kitatu in the Marathi language
िकटटुikatatu50
िकटटूikatatu30
आरिकटटुarikatatu10
िकततुikatatu10

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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
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  • 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 Kitatu
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