Kitawu Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Kitawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 363 | 1:107,546 | 10,568 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kitawu (27) may also be a first name.
Kitawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitawu is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitawu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 773,729th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitawu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kitawu is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name globally, held by 27 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 107,546. In Uganda Kitawu is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 16 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 15 percent are found and Kibuku District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Kitawu is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitawuh | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kitaawu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kitavu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Kitewu | 83 | 53 | / |
| Ketawu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chitawu | 77 | 482 | / |
| Kaitabu | 77 | 126 | / |
| Kaitavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keitabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaithawut | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kitovu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kitevu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ketowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kutowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kutewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketowou | 62 | 33 | / |
| Chitavu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Koitovu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chitowu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kitowoo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ketaabu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khutavau | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kitovush | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kutevu | 50 | 64 | / |
| Ketevu | 50 | 22 | / |
| Kutovu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kitawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis