Kitay Surname

126,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kitay Surname Definition:

(from a place name) An abbreviated form of Kitaygorod (the town of the Chinese), a small town in Podole, Russia.

Kitay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1821:65,8396,211
India8941:858,01537,760
Philippines4761:212,68533,180
United States4511:803,67861,918
Russia2411:598,02152,826
Israel1221:70,1458,665
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England31:18,572,686338,250
China31:455,773,85521,925
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kitay (219) may also be a first name.

Kitay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) An abbreviated form of Kitaygorod (the town of the Chinese), a small town in Podole, Russia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Kitay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻄﺎﻱ, Hindi: किटया, Russian: Китай) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kitay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,575th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,030,523 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kitay live; 25 percent live in South Asia and 25 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kitay is also the 609,814th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 219 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,182 people, or 1 in 65,839. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 43 percent reside, Bingol Province, where 28 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.

Kitay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kitay surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92% registered with the party.

The amount Kitay earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $50,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.74% more than the national average, earning $76,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitaya917,408/
Koitay911,209/
Kitayi91316/
Kittay91223/
Kitayu91185/
Kaitay91150/
Kithay91150/
Kitaye91112/
Khitay919/
Kuitay919/
Keitay918/
Kitayo914/
Kitauy911/
Kita89125,277/
Kity89374/
Koithay832,313/
Kaithay83459/
Kheitay83443/
Khitayu8398/
Kaitaya8324/
Khuitay8323/
Khaitay8312/
Kittaya835/
Kaistay834/
Kitayop832/
Kithaya831/
Koitaya831/
Kuitaya831/
Kitayas831/
Kitayet831/
Kitaaya831/
Kithayi831/
Kittaye831/
Koitaiy831/
Kidtayo831/
Keita80922,097/
Koita8055,239/
Kitai8011,484/
Kitta809,329/
Kaita807,873/
Kityo805,760/
Kutay804,533/
Kitha804,469/
Kéita802,255/
Kieta801,918/
Kaity801,700/
Khita80872/
Kuity80762/
Kiota80560/
Kitaj80543/
Kitau80403/
Kitaa80335/
Kitty80280/
Kuita80274/
Kitae80271/
Kitea80253/
Kitah80218/
Ketay80142/
Kitoy80138/
Kitey80109/
Koity8043/
Kiety8037/
Káity8035/
Kityi8032/
Kitoa8025/
Kidta8021/
Kityz8016/
Keity8016/
Kišta8016/
Kithy809/
Kitaš806/
Kitiy805/
Këita804/
Gkity804/
Citay803/
Kytay802/
Kihta802/
Kituy802/
Kijta802/
Kitye801/
Kkita801/
Khity801/
Kitaş801/
Kitga801/
Kitayova77102/
Khuithay7712/
Kaaitaya7710/
Khuitaya773/
Kithayas773/
Koithaya771/
Kheitaya771/
Kitahaya771/
Kaitayat771/
Kitejaya771/
Kittayos771/
Khidtayo771/
Khittayo771/
Kituyi7314,629/
Chitay733,216/
Kitiyo732,498/
Kaitha732,075/
Quitay731,178/
Kiteja73809/
Koitha73743/
Kitoyi73665/
Kittah73558/
Kitajo73354/
Kithae73349/
Kitiya73278/
Kitoye73222/
Kitaja73211/
Kutaya73208/
Kituye73185/
Kitaha73178/
Khisty73154/
Kuttay73134/
Kitija73124/
Koitiy73116/
Khaita7398/
Kittha7396/
Kitahe7381/
Khitha7375/
Kituha7374/
Keitta7374/
Kitaji7372/
Kuitai7366/
Kitoyo7364/
Kittau7357/
Kutayo7355/
Coitay7353/
Kitawe7349/
Kuityo7343/
Ketayi7335/
Kietta7334/
Kaitta7333/
Caitay7330/
Khitah7328/
Kaitau7328/
Kiteya7328/
Kichty7324/
Kitoya7322/
Citaya7321/
Kitatd7320/
Keitha7319/
Kaitah7319/
Kiteah7319/
Kedtay7319/
Kittai7318/
Kuitat7318/
Koitau7318/
Khaity7317/
Kuitiy7316/
Ketaya7315/
Kiztaş7314/
Khuita7313/
Kaitai7313/
Kittey7312/
Kiteas7312/
Kitasz7312/
Khutay7311/
Khitai7311/
Ketayo7311/
Kithyo7310/
Keitah7310/
Kuetay7310/
Kistaj7310/
Khetay7310/
Kisthy739/
Kettay739/
Kitait739/
Khitaj738/
Ketaye738/
Kituya738/
Kithiy738/
Kithah738/
Koista738/
Kitaia737/
Kuista737/
Keetay737/
Ceitay737/
Koitah737/
Keitty736/
Kheity736/
Kutaye736/
Kaithy735/
Kituyo735/
Kaaita735/
Kiteye735/
Keitaa735/
Kitach734/
Kitaje734/
Kietty734/
Kittoa734/
Keityo734/
Kiztas734/
Khiota734/
Kiteyi734/
Keihta734/
Kaitad734/
Kietha733/
Kithai733/
Khieta732/
Kuisty732/
Khitye732/
Kittye732/
Keithy732/
Kuitha732/
Kietah732/
Kaitaa732/
Koithy732/
Kitaut732/
Kitahu732/
Kittyo732/
Kituia732/
Kkeita732/
Kaitaj731/
Kaitoa731/
Ketayu731/
Khitty731/
Kkoita731/
Kiszta731/
Koitoy731/
Koitta731/
Citayu731/
Keitai731/
Kittae731/
Keitea731/
Khoity731/
Kaitiy731/
Kihtai731/
Kistty731/
Kiszty731/
Kita'a731/
Kitaih731/
Kitoha731/
Kithau731/
Kittaz731/
Koitai731/
Koytay731/
Kuitoa731/
Kuitys731/
Qietay731/
Gkieta731/
Gkaita731/
Kitoja731/
Kistaş731/
Kiotha731/
Kheita731/
Kuitty731/
Kittiy731/
Kittyy731/
Koityi731/
Keitys731/
Keiïta731/
Keta6749,758/
Cita6718,348/
Kite6715,860/
Kuta6714,632/
Kiti6712,316/
Chitaya673,974/
City671,498/
Kütahya67612/
Kety67423/
Kittiya67409/
Khaitha67401/
Khetaye67203/
Chitaye67109/
Kyta67105/
Kithiia6767/
Caitaya6742/
Khaitae6730/
Kitiyah6729/
Kituuyi6729/
Kaithat6723/
Qita6722/
Keitahe6722/
Kaaitha6721/
Kuitaji6721/
Kuiteya6721/
Kitieya6717/
Quoitay6716/
Koithas6715/
Keitash6714/
Kaitahe6712/
Ketayat6711/
Khaitas6711/
Kaiteya6710/
Kaaaita6710/
Coithay6710/
Khitoyo679/
Kaithai679/
Kaittha679/
Kitieye679/
Kutayah678/
Kitaich678/
Kaaityo677/
Khutaya676/
Kudtaya676/
Kuthaya676/
Kittath675/
Kittuyi675/
Kishtah674/
Kitaiah674/
Kahieta674/
Kitiyat674/
Kitajas674/
Chithay674/
Kitioye674/
Kaithap674/
Kittiyo674/
Kitaova673/
Kaitaju673/
Chittay673/
Kaitaji673/
Kéta673/
Kithiye673/
Chitayo673/
Kitiyos673/
Khaitoa672/
Khitach672/
Kuistad672/
Kaisthy672/
Kaitoha672/
Keitoyo672/
Kýta672/
Kaitaas671/
Kaithas671/
Kaitoja671/
Khaityo671/
Khitajh671/
Khitija671/
Kitiyop671/
Kishtai671/
Kiteeya671/
Kithath671/
Koithah671/
Kuttayy671/
Kuistha671/
Kuittey671/
Caitayi671/
Kaiteye671/
Koiteyo671/
Koiteah671/
Kutahya671/
Khaithy671/
Keithaz671/
Keitoha671/
Kiethoa671/
Khistah671/
Khituyi671/
Kaitiya671/
Kajtayi671/
Kistacz671/
Kitaahe671/
Kitaios671/
Kitajje671/
Kitohya671/
Kitooya671/
Kkistas671/
Kituyee671/
Kituyii671/
Kité671/
Kittash671/
Kituiyi671/
Koitoha671/
Kuithiy671/
Quitayo671/
Cheitay671/
Khiteyi671/
Kiteyie671/
Kitawet671/
Kituiyo671/
Kuttaya671/
Kittaus671/
Kitthai671/
Kitiyod671/
Khaitap671/
Kittiea670/
Kisttey670/
Kiettey670/
Keithey670/

Kitay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻄﺎﻱktay-
Kitay in the Hindi language
किटयाkitaya66.67
कितयाkitaya33.33
Kitay in the Russian language
Китайkitaj-

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