Kithungu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kithungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kithungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kithungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kithungu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kithungu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kithungu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kithungu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Kithungu is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 100 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaithungu941/
Kitungu931,300/
Kithunu9384/
Kitunguu88386/
Kitung'u8880/
Kitunguh881/
Kitunu8657/
Kitugu866/
Khuthungu821/
Kitongu80116/
Kutungu8077/
Koitunu807/
Citungu801/
Kytungu801/
Kistunu801/
Chitungu751,817/
Kaithogu751/
Ketunu71131/
Ketugu7121/
Chitung'u7120/
Chitunguu711/
Ketunui67260/
Chitunu6712/
Kaitogu673/
Kethogu671/
Ketounou631,706/
Chituneu631/
Ketounnou5928/
Ketumnouy591/
Kitonu5756/
Koitonou501/

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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 Kithungu
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