Kitinya Surname
Approximately 2,059 people bear this surname
Kitinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,019 | 1:26,222 | 3,179 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kitinya (148) may also be a first name.
Kitinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitinya (Hindi: कीतिनया) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kitinya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitinya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 202,315th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,539,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitinya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kitinya is also the 757,758th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 148 people.
The last name Kitinya is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,019 people, or 1 in 26,222. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 68 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 19 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitienya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kittinya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kitenya | 86 | 175 | / |
| Kitinyo | 86 | 52 | / |
| Kitigna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chitinya | 80 | 108 | / |
| Ketienya | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kithenya | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kitingia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kittinia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kithingia | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kistiniah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kitenja | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kitinio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ketenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitinho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitengia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cetinyay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kettigna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Coitinha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kistenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
Kitinya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitinya in the Hindi language | ||
| कीतिनया | kitinaya | 50 |
| कितिनया | kitinaya | 50 |
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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 Kitinya
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