Kitev Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Kitev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria611:114,4086,759
North Macedonia221:95,5218,471
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Kitev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitev (Russian: Китев) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Kitev is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kitev live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Kitev is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 114,408. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 41 percent live, Pleven Province, where 13 percent live and Ruse Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Bulgaria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Kitev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitaev9110,238/
Kitiev91251/
Kiteva91124/
Khitev91121/
Kiteev9117/
Kistev919/
Kitoev914/
Khiteev83254/
Khiteva83191/
Khistev8328/
Khitiev8322/
Kisteev839/
Koitaev834/
Kittiev833/
Khitaev832/
Kitteva831/
Khitoev831/
Kichtev831/
Kitov803,577/
Kutev80412/
Ketev8076/
Kitav8016/
Kytev803/
Kitew803/
Kitiv801/
Kishteev77150/
Kytaev73695/
Kutaev73603/
Kaitov73333/
Kuteev73193/
Kutiev73158/
Khitov73105/
Keteva7379/
Ketoev7356/
Kiteib7337/
Kyteva7321/
Khytev7316/
Kityov7315/
Kuhtev739/
Khutev738/
Kaitav735/
Keteev735/
Kaytev734/
Ketaev734/
Ketiev734/
Kyteev734/
Kitaew733/
Kistiv733/
Khitav732/
Kitaiv731/
Kutoev731/
Chitev731/
Kittav731/
Khiteb731/
Khaitov6720,420/
Khutiev671,013/
Khityov67245/
Kheteev67120/
Kitaeff6792/
Khutaev6753/
Khystev6735/
Khoitov6724/
Kaytaev6723/
Khyteva6721/
Kuttaev6711/
Kuttiev678/
Khyteev677/
Koyteev676/
Kaithav675/
Koytaev673/
Khetiev673/
Keutaev673/
Kajtaev672/
Kayteva672/
Kaytiev671/
Khetaev671/
Keytiev671/
Khuteev671/
Kuytiev671/
Chiteev671/
Kihteib671/
Kittyov671/
Khytaev671/

Kitev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitev in the Russian language
Китевkitev-

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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
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  • 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 Kitev
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