Kitavi Surname

125,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,5821:12,8921,595
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kitavi (1,485) may also be a first name.

Kitavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitavi (Hindi: कितावी) is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kitavi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitavi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,271st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,004,827 people. The surname Kitavi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kitavi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 201,851st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 1,485 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,582 people, or 1 in 12,892. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Machakos County, where 39 percent are found, Kitui County, where 19 percent are found and Makueni County, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Kitavi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kitavi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kitavi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kietavi9213/
Kitaviy921/
Kkietavi861/
Kitavais861/
Kitawi83114/
Ketavi8367/
Kitave8332/
Kitava8330/
Kutavi834/
Kitovi833/
Kaithavis801/
Kitaiwa7774/
Keitawi7758/
Chitavi7731/
Cuitavi7713/
Kaitava7712/
Kitaevy775/
Kuitabi774/
Keatavi772/
Kitawoi772/
Kittawi771/
Kittave771/
Kistovi771/
Kijtave771/
Kietave771/
Kitaiva771/
Kitavea771/
Kittavee71101/
Kitovich7190/
Kijtavee716/
Kaitawai711/
Kaitowai711/
Keitabhi711/
Kitthawi711/
Ketevi672,259/
Kiteve67733/
Ketava67610/
Kitawa67422/
Kitove6773/
Kutawi6767/
Kutevi6754/
Kitawe6749/
Ketave6727/
Kistovich6725/
Kitaby6721/
Kaaitaver677/
Kitovy673/
Citavý673/
Cetavi673/
Kaithavaj672/
Khitovich672/
Kytava671/
Kijthavee671/
Kaitovich671/
Ketovi671/
Citavy671/
Kaitthawi671/

Kitavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitavi in the Hindi language
कितावीkitavi88.96
कीतावीkitavi7.98
किताविkitavi1.84
किताबीkitabi1.23

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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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  • 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 Kitavi
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