Kitibu Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitibu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitibu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kitibu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitibu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitibu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitibu are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 64 percent live, Iringa Region, where 10 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitibut92141/
Kitibuth866/
Kitibutt861/
Kitubu8341/
Kitebu8327/
Kaittibut802/
Chitibu77211/
Kaittibutt751/
Keetibut711/
Kutubu67120/
Ketebu67108/
Kutebu6734/
Chittibau672/
Keattibut671/
Keattibutt631/
Kutehbu621/
Kuttubu621/
Chitebu621/
Kuthubu621/
Khutubu621/
Ketevu5022/

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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 Kitibu
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