Kitawi Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Kitawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Kitawi (109) may also be a first name.

Kitawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitawi (Hindi: कितावी) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kitawi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 109 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 423,669. In Kenya Kitawi is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 94 percent live, Nairobi County, where 4 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Kitawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kitawi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keitawi9258/
Kitawoi922/
Kittawi921/
Kitthawi861/
Kaitawai861/
Kitavi833,635/
Kitawa83422/
Kutawi8367/
Kitawe8349/
Kaitthawi801/
Kitaiwa7774/
Chitawi7729/
Kiteawe7727/
Kietavi7713/
Kitowoi778/
Kuitawa775/
Kuitabi774/
Kitauwa771/
Kitaywa771/
Kitaiva771/
Kaitawa771/
Kitawet771/
Kitaviy771/
Ketawai771/
Kittawee7197/
Chitahwi7165/
Kijtawee715/
Kittaway714/
Kettawit712/
Kkietavi711/
Kitavais711/
Kaitowai711/
Keitabhi711/
Kitewe67165/
Kitthawee6772/
Ketavi6767/
Kitave6732/
Kitava6730/
Kitowe6729/
Ketawa6722/
Kitaby6721/
Ketawy6721/
Chitthawi679/
Kijthawee677/
Kaittawee674/
Kutavi674/
Kitovi673/
Keittawee671/
Kaithawaj671/
Kaithavis671/
Khettawit671/

Kitawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitawi in the Hindi language
कितावीkitavi-

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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 Kitawi
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