Kitau Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Kitau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 168 | 1:274,880 | 18,068 |
| Uganda | 95 | 1:410,940 | 25,444 |
| Tanzania | 77 | 1:687,553 | 39,898 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kitau (194) may also be a first name.
Kitau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitau (Hindi: कीतौ, Russian: Китау) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kitau.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 722,496th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Kitau occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kitau live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kitau is also the 651,944th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 194 people.
The surname Kitau is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 274,880. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 92 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found and Machakos County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kitau is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and Tanzania, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kitau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitau in the Hindi language | ||
| कीतौ | kitau | 50 |
| किताऊ | kita'u | 50 |
| Kitau in the Russian language | ||
| Китау | kitau | - |
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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 Kitau
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