Kitiwa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Kitiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kitiwa (14) may also be a first name.
Kitiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kitiwa is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitiwa? popularity and diffusion
Kitiwa is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitiwa reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 14 people.
The surname is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Niger this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitaiwa | 92 | 74 | / |
| Kaitiwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kittiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kitthiwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kittiwas | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kutiwa | 83 | 412 | / |
| Kitiwi | 83 | 212 | / |
| Ketiwa | 83 | 153 | / |
| Kituwa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kitiva | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kitiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kitiwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaittiwat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keittiwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chitiwa | 77 | 115 | / |
| Kitieva | 77 | 105 | / |
| Kiteywa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Khetiwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kittiva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaituwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kituiba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kitivai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kistiva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaitiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kituwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keitiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaitewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kitibay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kitaywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kituuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuutiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kitaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khethiwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Khitieva | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chitaiwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khitivad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chitihwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kittivaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caitiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kittieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khitewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitivi | 67 | 790 | / |
| Kitivo | 67 | 584 | / |
| Kituva | 67 | 263 | / |
| Kitewe | 67 | 165 | / |
| Kiteva | 67 | 124 | / |
| Ketiwe | 67 | 121 | / |
| Kutuwa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Ketewa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kitewo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kutiva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kutywa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Koithivoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ketiwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chitthiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kituwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kitive | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kishtewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kittiwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitiby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kityvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Citiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cetiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kittivach | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kitiwa
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