Kitheka Surname

35,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,7631:3,128483
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kitheka (4,839) may also be a first name.

Kitheka Last Name Facts

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

Kitheka occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitheka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kitheka is the 35,662nd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 492,136 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitheka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,187th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,839 people.

The last name Kitheka is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 14,763 people, or 1 in 3,128. In Kenya Kitheka is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 54 percent live, Machakos County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kitheka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kitheka earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year.

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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 Kitheka
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