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 found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kithu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 616,129th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kithu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 180 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 480 people, or 1 in 96,208. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Embu County, where 45 percent live, Kitui County, where 30 percent live and Machakos County, where 15 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Kithu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kithu surname is predominantly 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
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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 Kithu
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