Kite Surname

33,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kite,' a sobriquet for one of wild, voracious habits; compare Hawk, Falcon, Sparrowhawk.

Hugo Kyte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Kyte, rector of Wolferton, Norfolk, 1507: History of Norfolk.

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Kite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1031:51,0296,159
England2,6081:21,3643,006
India2,5351:302,59017,027
Australia1,3141:20,5452,850
DR Congo6231:118,58712,916
New Zealand3601:12,5792,194
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Kenya2481:186,20913,948
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Wales821:37,7383,712
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Scotland541:99,1456,812
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Benin281:369,12927,947
Israel271:316,94927,106
China221:62,150,9803,380
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
France141:4,744,480251,814
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6781:14,5262,167
Wales221:71,2923,399
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5901:31,5843,804

The alternate forms: Kité (1) are calculated separately.

Kite (916) may also be a first name.

Kite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kite,' a sobriquet for one of wild, voracious habits; compare Hawk, Falcon, Sparrowhawk.

Hugo Kyte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Kyte, rector of Wolferton, Norfolk, 1507: History of Norfolk.

1739. Married — Edward Kite and Phebe Jefferys: St. Antholin (London).

1783. — John Kite and Jane Lever: St. George, Hanover Square.

1790. — Henry Kyte and Jane Sullivan: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a nickname from the Kite or Hawk [M.E, kite, kyte, Old English cýta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the kite or hawk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The bird-like Eagle, Falcon, Hawk, Sc.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. From Anglo-Saxon cot, cote, cyte, W. cwt, a cot; W. cut, a hovel, shed, &c. 2. From Cornish coid, coit, cuit, quit, quite, a wood.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

For Keyte, armorially identified. See Keate.

The Norman People (1874)

Kite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kite (Marathi: कीटे, Oriya: କିେତ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kité. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kite? popularity and diffusion

Kite is the 33,494th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 459,492 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Kite live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kite is also the 267,824th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 916 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,103 people, or 1 in 51,029. In The United States Kite is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Kite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kite last name grew 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 373 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Christian (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kite are 22.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kite earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning R 240,408 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $42,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning $62,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kité921/
Kaite898,589/
Koite896,289/
Kuite891,040/
Kiteu89757/
Kitte89606/
Kithe89285/
Kitea89253/
Keite89204/
Kitei89134/
Kiteh89118/
Kiete89113/
Kitey89109/
Kitee8951/
Kiote8947/
Kitie8935/
Khite8934/
Kited892/
Kidte891/
Kitez891/
Kit8616,454/
Khiste802,444/
Kithei80346/
Koitee80314/
Kuiate80303/
Kayite80188/
Kaithe80151/
Kiethe80102/
Kuithe8070/
Keites8066/
Kaiste8039/
Koiste8029/
Koitie8025/
Kiyate8021/
Khaite8020/
Kiteah8019/
Kaitie8017/
Kaiate8017/
Kiette8015/
Kaitei8014/
Kaiute8014/
Kuiete8013/
Kittey8012/
Kiteas8012/
Kheite8010/
Kittie8010/
Kithee809/
Keithe807/
Kistee807/
Kuijte807/
Kaitee805/
Kiyote804/
Kitteu804/
Kitech804/
Kietie804/
Kuiste803/
Kithes802/
Kaiteh802/
Koiate802/
Keiteh802/
Koiteh802/
Kajite802/
Kojite802/
Kidtie802/
Koitei802/
Kuiteu802/
Kithie802/
Kaiote801/
Khithe801/
Khoite801/
Kittee801/
Kittes801/
Koiete801/
Koitte801/
Keitea801/
Kitieh801/
Keitee801/
Keuite801/
Kiotee801/
Kgaite801/
Khiete801/
Kaitje801/
Kijite801/
Kistte801/
Kiyete801/
Kitteh801/
Koyite801/
Kuitet801/
Koitet801/
Kihter801/
Kaiete801/
Kithed801/
Kidtee801/
Kietei801/
Kisthe800/
Keitie800/
Kistep800/
Kita75125,277/
Kate7565,757/
Kute7540,418/
Kiti7512,316/
Kitt755,558/
Kete755,083/
Kyte755,064/
Kiet754,375/
Kuit751,641/
Khit751,539/
Kait751,289/
Koit75738/
Kith75522/
Keit75394/
Kity75374/
Cite75274/
Kiot7586/
Kied755/
Qite754/
Kcit753/
Kitd752/
Kkit752/
Kqit752/
Kidt751/
Kizt751/
Gkit751/
Qkit751/
Hkit751/
Kjte751/
Kgit751/
Kittess73207/
Khithie73128/
Kuister7343/
Kiszter7310/
Kichter737/
Kaithep737/
Khishte736/
Khaiate735/
Kaisted734/
Kietteh734/
Kahaite734/
Kouiete734/
Koyiter733/
Kistter733/
Khiyate733/
Kaithet732/
Kawiete732/
Khitter732/
Kiyeted732/
Kitujje732/
Kiyoter732/
Kayithe731/
Keiater731/
Keistes731/
Khitets731/
Kiyotee731/
Koister731/
Kouiate731/
Kuiateh731/
Kuittey731/
Koiteah731/
Kietieh731/
Kieatee731/
Khaiete731/
Keyites731/
Keiytte731/
Kahiate731/
Kitajje731/
Kiyateu731/
Koitter731/
Kuiathe731/
Kuiatte731/
Kuite'e731/
Khaitte731/
Kyiatey731/
Kiiathe731/
Kuitest731/
Kaiteis731/
Keijter731/
Ckister731/
Kaithie731/
Khaiteh731/
Khitest731/
Kaiteer730/
Kittiea730/
Keisted730/
Kisttey730/
Kiettey730/
Keizter730/
Kisttee730/
Keistee730/
Keistez730/
Keithey730/
Kisteer730/
Keita67922,097/
Keith6780,997/
Koita6755,239/
Kuete6715,793/
Kitai6711,484/
Kathe6710,123/
Kitta679,329/
Kuthe679,209/
Kaita677,873/
Kutey676,605/
Kitui675,887/
Kityo675,760/
Katte675,280/
Kithi674,629/
Kitha674,469/
Kitay673,589/
Kitio673,444/
Kaiti672,886/
Kieti672,811/
Khate672,716/
Keyte672,527/
Kuiti672,445/
Kitti672,316/
Kéita672,255/
Chite672,110/
Kieta671,918/
Khute671,900/
Keitt671,789/
Kaity671,700/
Katei671,666/
Kuijt671,642/
Kette671,613/
Katee671,603/
Küthe671,359/
Quite671,219/
Kaute671,167/
Khait671,078/
Kaith67891/
Khita67872/
Kuity67762/
Koute67737/
Kadte67727/
Kutte67699/
Keate67586/
Khete67579/
Kitiş67571/
Kethe67543/
Kitaj67543/
Koete67503/
Kuteh67488/
Kaate67479/
Koité67474/
Khiti67410/
Katey67407/
Kitoi67399/
Coite67389/
Koiti67388/
Kieth67373/
Khiet67354/
Keute67340/
Kitaa67335/
Kitty67280/
Kuita67274/
Citea67236/
Keted67233/
Citte67184/
Kheit67178/
Kyote67154/
Kayte67150/
Kutei67139/
Kitoy67138/
Kuyte67129/
Cuite67125/
Käter67124/
Ketea67123/
Katea67122/
Kaete6799/
Kiett6770/
Khuit6770/
Kitiz6767/
Keteh6763/
Kutie6756/
Ketei6751/
Khoit6749/
Koity6743/
Kutee6738/
Keiti6737/
Kiety6737/
Käthe6737/
Keete6736/
Kutea6735/
Káity6735/
Kityi6732/
Khiot6730/
Kytea6729/
Koyte6728/
Kitoa6725/
Kidta6721/
Kytei6721/
Kgete6720/
Kühte6719/
Kiszt6718/
Ketie6717/
Kistt6717/
Ketez6717/
Kityz6716/
Keity6716/
Ketee6716/
Kitih6716/
Khith6715/
Caite6715/
Keteš6713/
Kaiszter6713/
Kythe6712/
Khitt6711/
Kaisttea6710/
Kehte679/
Kithy679/
Kyete679/
Kitii679/
Kioti678/
Gkiti678/
Citee678/
Kioth676/
Ceite676/
Khishteh676/
Kijti676/
Kitiy675/
Ketey675/
Koist674/
Khaitech674/
Khaithet674/
Kuteľ674/
Këita674/
Gkity674/
Cithe673/
Kudte673/
Ckete673/
Kittp673/
Citeh672/
Kitht672/
Kaait672/
Khiyette672/
Kicht672/
Kihta672/
Koith672/
Kituy672/
Keteu672/
Keteï672/
Kuute672/
Kuhte672/
Qithe672/
Kijta672/
Keiht671/
Keitp671/
Kedte671/
Kajte671/
Khiethie671/
Kkate671/
Kkute671/
Ketge671/
Keichter671/
Kkita671/
Qeite671/
Kaïte671/
Keijster671/
Kidti671/
Khity671/
Kähte671/
Kätte671/
Kéith671/
Kuteu671/
Kuijstes671/
Kuitt671/
Kuité671/
Kujte671/
Qaite671/
Ckait671/
Hqkit671/
Kheitets671/
Kaitt670/
Keistter670/
Kuitz670/
Kuith670/
Kcith670/
Kitheast670/
Kytee670/
Kieht670/

Kite Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kite in the Marathi language
कीटेkite89.19
िटेite5.41
कीतkita2.7
ेकीटेekite2.7
Kite in the Oriya language
କିେତkieta81.82
କୀେତkieta18.18

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