Kitongo Surname

152,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kitongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,0681:18,8782,830
DR Congo6771:109,12812,069
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kitongo (163) may also be a first name.

Kitongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitongo is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kitongo is the 152,565th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,526,888 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitongo reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 717,791st most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 163 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,068 people, or 1 in 18,878. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 31 percent are found, Mbale District, where 31 percent are found and Bududa District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Uganda Kitongo is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Kitongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kithongo93197/
Kaitongo9318/
Keitongo9310/
Kitong'o932/
Kitoongo931/
Kitogo921,578/
Kitono92151/
Kitonga868,195/
Kitango86396/
Kitungo86242/
Kistono8691/
Kitogho8678/
Kitoogo8654/
Kaitono862/
Kutongo861/
Kittogo861/
Kitoono861/
Kitomgo861/
Kitogoo861/
Chitongo802,949/
Kithonga80110/
Keitungo8029/
Quitongo8026/
Kaitango8011/
Kaitungo803/
Kitangos802/
Kutong'o801/
Kitoonga801/
Koitonou801/
Kgitonga801/
Kitago773,076/
Kitona771,181/
Kitoga77330/
Citogo777/
Kaitangou751/
Kitanga713,362/
Kitunga712,379/
Chitono71338/
Kithona71103/
Citungo7156/
Kutonga7149/
Ketonou7136/
Chitogo7135/
Ketango7134/
Kitouna717/
Kitouga717/
Kitagou717/
Kaitona712/
Caitono712/
Kutango712/
Kestono712/
Keatono711/
Kitonna711/
Kietoga711/
Ketungo711/
Ketonga711/
Ketogop711/
Kethongnoy711/
Chitungo676,059/
Ketounou671,706/
Kithunga67664/
Kithenga67520/
Chitonga67291/
Kaitanga67101/
Kitung'a6768/
Kithanga6759/
Chitango6720/
Quitonho6719/
Keitanga676/
Kitangha676/
Kitang'a675/
Gkithona675/
Kuthengo674/
Kitangna673/
Quitóngo671/
Chitogho671/
Chetongo671/
Chittono671/
Kaithona671/
Ketonnou671/
Keitunga671/

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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 Kitongo
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