Kitegwe Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitegwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitegwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kitegwe Last Name Facts

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

Kitegwe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kitegwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitegwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kitegwe is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitegwe live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Kitegwe is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent are found, Mara Region, where 33 percent are found and Singida Region, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitegwa86125/
Kitogwe869/
Ketegwe866/
Kitekwe861/
Kitigwe861/
Koitegue801/
Kaitagwe801/
Chitegwe801/
Kitigwa71305/
Kiteque7149/
Ketegbe7125/
Kitakwe7121/
Kitokwe713/
Kitegui712/
Ketegue711/
Kuetegue6713/
Kithokwe6713/
Kitaigwa674/
Ketigwie671/
Chitegue671/
Kithigwa671/

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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 Kitegwe
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