Kitija Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Kitija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 123 | 1:430,420 | 30,093 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Kitija (252) may also be a first name.
Kitija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitija is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,620,164th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. Kitija is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kitija live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 561,423rd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 252 people.
The surname Kitija is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 430,420. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 95 percent live, Tabora Region, where 3 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Tanzania Kitija occurs in one country. It is also found in Latvia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kitija
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