Kitenya Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kitenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kitenya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1471:265,57319,326
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kitenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitenya is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kitenya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. Kitenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitenya reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Kitenya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 265,573. In Uganda Kitenya is mostly found in: Pader District, where 63 percent live, Gulu District, where 18 percent live and Agago District, where 10 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kithenya939/
Kitienya934/
Kitinya862,059/
Kitenja8622/
Ketenya861/
Ketienya8041/
Kitengia8021/
Kittinya802/
Kistenyo801/
Kitengejja71107/
Kitinyo7152/
Ketenia716/
Kitigna711/
Chitinya67108/
Kitingia671/
Chitenyo671/
Chitenja671/
Kittinia671/
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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 Kitenya
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