Kitiu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kitiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kitiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitiu is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kitiu is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Kitiu reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Kitiu is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Kitiu is most numerous in: Madang, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Kitiu is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitieu9127/
Kitiou9111/
Kitihu919/
Kithiu911/
Kuitiu911/
Kitoiu911/
Kitiju911/
Kittiu911/
Kithiju831/
Citiu805/
Ketiu802/
Kutiu801/
Kittihut774/
Kaithiju771/
Kutiju73190/
Chitiu73131/
Citoiu7355/
Kituyu7343/
Kiteou7338/
Kitoju737/
Kitehu734/
Ketiou732/
Ketieu731/
Khetiu731/
Kutiuh731/
Kityou731/
Kihtyu731/
Kittihuch712/
Khaithieu711/
Kaithioju711/
Chitoiu67459/
Kaituyu67131/
Kaitoju6750/
Cuitiua676/
Ketihus675/
Khetiou671/
Kitehou671/
Quitieu671/
Kithoju671/
Kaituju671/

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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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  • 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 Kitiu
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