Kitobe Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kitobe Last Name Facts

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

Kitobe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kitobe is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitobe live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kitobe is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,114,213. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 53 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 24 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitober927/
Kitabe831,323/
Kitebe83444/
Kitoba83282/
Kitobi83109/
Kitove8373/
Kitowe8329/
Kutobe8322/
Kitover7761/
Keitebe7722/
Kituber779/
Chitobe776/
Kitoboi775/
Kitompe774/
Kitowet771/
Kittebe771/
Kietowe771/
Kietebe771/
Khitabe771/
Keitoby771/
Kittower7119/
Kitubije714/
Kitabgeh711/
Kitovets711/
Kitaba676,429/
Kituba671,109/
Kitabi67800/
Kitebi67316/
Kitubi6799/
Kitawe6749/
Ketowe6744/
Kitave6732/
Ketebe6723/
Kitaby6721/
Kutebe6718/
Kutobi673/
Kitovi673/
Kutabe673/
Kitovy673/
Ketabe672/
Ketobi671/
Ketove671/

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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 Kitobe
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