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 surname Kitinya (Hindi: कीतिनया) occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitinya? popularity and diffusion
Kitinya is the 202,315th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,539,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitinya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 148 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,019 people, or 1 in 26,222. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 68 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 19 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Kitinya occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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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