Kithungu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kithungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kithungu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kithungu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kithungu occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kithungu? popularity and diffusion
Kithungu is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kithungu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Kithungu is most numerous in: Kasese District, where 100 percent are found. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaithungu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kitungu | 93 | 1,300 | / |
| Kithunu | 93 | 84 | / |
| Kitunguu | 88 | 386 | / |
| Kitung'u | 88 | 80 | / |
| Kitunguh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kitunu | 86 | 57 | / |
| Kitugu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Khuthungu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kitongu | 80 | 116 | / |
| Kutungu | 80 | 77 | / |
| Koitunu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Citungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kytungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kistunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitungu | 75 | 1,817 | / |
| Kaithogu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ketunu | 71 | 131 | / |
| Ketugu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chitung'u | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chitunguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ketunui | 67 | 260 | / |
| Chitunu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaitogu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kethogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketounou | 63 | 1,706 | / |
| Chituneu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ketounnou | 59 | 28 | / |
| Ketumnouy | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kitonu | 57 | 56 | / |
| Koitonou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kithungu
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