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
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
| 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis