Kithinji Surname

24,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kithinji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kithinji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21,8351:2,115325
United States221:16,475,406557,260
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kithinji (4,531) may also be a first name.

Kithinji Last Name Facts

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

Kithinji is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kithinji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,678th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 332,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kithinji are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,173rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 4,531 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 21,835 people, or 1 in 2,115. In Kenya Kithinji is mostly found in: Meru County, where 60 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 14 percent reside and Embu County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Kithinji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kithinji earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ckithinji941/
Kithnji931/
Kithinzi88218/
Kithingi885/
Kuthinji883/
Kithunji881/
Kithenji881/
Kethinji881/
Kithingia829/
Kitingi80647/
Kitenji801/
Chitinji7513/
Kuitingi755/
Kitindje751/
Kitingia751/
Kethinehi711/
Kitinye6746/
Kitenja6722/
Kitenje6716/
Kutunji675/
Kitinsa673/
Kitinge673/
Kutinié671/
Kitince671/
Cetinji671/

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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 Kithinji
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