Kitigwa Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Kitigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 304 | 1:174,150 | 15,221 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kitigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitigwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitigwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 883,255th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitigwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 174,150. In Tanzania Kitigwa is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 45 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 30 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Kitigwa is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitaigwa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kithigwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kitegwa | 86 | 125 | / |
| Kitugwa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kitikwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kutigwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kitigwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kithikwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chitigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kithengwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kutugwa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kutegwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kitukwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kitegwe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kitigbo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kitigui | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kutikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitigbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keituqwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chitikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketigwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuitigue | 67 | 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 Kitigwa
- 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