Kitis Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kitis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1451:76,41212,866
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Australia381:710,41347,396
England381:1,466,26563,675
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Kitiş (571) are calculated separately.

Kitis (60) may also be a first name.

Kitis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitis (Georgian: კიტის, Marathi: िकतीस, Oriya: କିତିସ, Russian: Китис) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kitiş. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 870,423rd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. Kitis is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Kitis live; 47 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Kitis is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held forename internationally, held by 60 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 76,412. In Greece Kitis is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 67 percent live, East Macedonia and Thrace, where 32 percent live and Attica, where 1 percent live. Barring Greece Kitis occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Kitis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kitis last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kitis are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kitis earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning $30,785 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitiş93571/
Kaitis91134/
Kitise9190/
Kittis9184/
Kietis9135/
Kiotis9131/
Khitis9114/
Gkitis914/
Kitiss913/
Kitish913/
Kithis911/
Kitios911/
Keitis910/
Kitishe835/
Kiettis834/
Gkiotis834/
Khitish833/
Kittish833/
Kitisse832/
Kaiteis831/
Kaitish831/
Kitaise831/
Gkistis831/
Gkaitis831/
Kutis80359/
Ketis80138/
Kitiz8067/
Citis803/
Kytis801/
Kites801/
Kitisova771/
Küttis73230/
Keites7366/
Kitice7356/
Kaites7348/
Kettis7345/
Kutish7345/
Kuttis7339/
Kaytis7335/
Kiteas7312/
Chitis738/
Khetis737/
Kitese736/
Ketise735/
Khutis734/
Kiotes733/
Kitesh733/
Ketish733/
Quitis732/
Kiteus732/
Kuetis732/
Cittis732/
Kithes732/
Cuitis731/
Kuytis731/
Kketis731/
Kittiz731/
Kutois731/
Kuitys731/
Kittes731/
Gketis731/
Caitis731/
Khites731/
Keitys731/
Keetis730/
Keitges67222/
Kittess67207/
Kutheis6746/
Keitese6733/
Quitish6725/
Khetish6721/
Kettish6721/
Kutaish6716/
Kittich6716/
Ketisch678/
Kaitese678/
Kitaich678/
Koitich675/
Khetise674/
Kittice672/
Ketheis672/
Coities671/
Chitais671/
Kistich671/
Khutish671/
Khitets671/
Keitesh671/
Ketties671/
Kiteese671/
Kuthish671/
Kuitest671/
Quitais671/
Kesstis671/
Khitest671/
Chittis670/

Kitis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitis in the Georgian language
კიტისkitis-
Kitis in the Oriya language
କିତିସkitisa-
Kitis in the Marathi language
िकतीसikatisa-
Kitis in the Russian language
Китисkitis-

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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
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  • 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 Kitis
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