Kithu Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Kithu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 480 | 1:96,208 | 8,507 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kithu (180) may also be a first name.
Kithu Demographics
Kithu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kithu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kithu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kithu (Hindi: कीठू, Marathi: िकठू) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kithu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kithu is the 616,129th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kithu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kithu is also the 679,247th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 180 people.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 96,208. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Embu County, where 45 percent are found, Kitui County, where 30 percent are found and Machakos County, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Kithu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kithu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kithu in the Hindi language | ||
| कीठू | kithu | 75 |
| किथु | kithu | 25 |
| Kithu in the Marathi language | ||
| िकठू | ikathu | 60 |
| िकथु | ikathu | 20 |
| िकथू | ikathu | 20 |
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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 Kithu
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