Kitnis Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kitnis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece191:583,14770,237
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kitnis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitnis (Russian: Китнис) is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitnis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kitnis is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kitnis reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Kitnis is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 583,147. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 79 percent live and Epirus, where 21 percent live. Besides Greece this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 22 percent live and Russia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kittnis924/
Citnis83129/
Kitnes830/
Kaitinnis8030/
Chitnis776,212/
Kitnesh7749/
Kättnis7721/
Kutnijs771/
Citniss771/
Citnais771/
Kettniss7118/
Chitnish713/
Chitniss712/
Cuitnish711/
Citnes674/
Cetnis673/
Kytnys671/
Kutnys671/
Chitnes625/
Kytnyts624/
Keatnes622/
Ketnesh621/
Keetnes620/
Kettnich5718/
Caithnes570/
Caithness53767/

Kitnis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitnis in the Russian language
Китнисkitnis-

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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 Kitnis
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