Kitivo Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitivo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitivo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4041:131,04412,265
Kenya1631:283,31218,418
Benin151:689,04039,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kitivo (164) may also be a first name.

Kitivo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitivo is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitivo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 547,713th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname Kitivo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitivo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 164 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 131,044. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 41 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 22 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 19 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kittivo921/
Kitiva833/
Kitiwo831/
Koithivoa809/
Chitivo77150/
Kitieva77105/
Koitevo779/
Kittiva775/
Kittibo772/
Kistiva772/
Kitaiva771/
Kutivho771/
Khitieva7111/
Khitivad712/
Kittieva711/
Kituva67263/
Kiteva67124/
Kitewo6730/
Kitiwa6723/
Kutiva6713/
Ketiwo674/
Kituwo674/
Kittivach671/
Cutivo671/
Citiva671/
Khaytivoy671/

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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 Kitivo
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