Kitony Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1941:238,04116,587
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Kitony (48) may also be a first name.

Kitony Last Name Facts

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

Kitony occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitony? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kitony is the 1,189,614th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kitony are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 48 people.

Kitony is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya Kitony is most common in: Baringo County, where 41 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 38 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 18 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Kitony Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitonyi922,659/
Kitonyo92778/
Kittony92196/
Kitoney926/
Kitonny921/
Kaitouny864/
Keistony861/
Kistoniy861/
Kitone832,328/
Kitona831,181/
Citony83198/
Kitoni8399/
Kitany8321/
Kytony831/
Keitany777,940/
Kitonge773,361/
Kittany77680/
Kitoune77574/
Kaitany77573/
Kitouni77327/
Kaitoni77248/
Kithona77103/
Kitonis7736/
Kitongi7732/
Kithany7727/
Kituniy779/
Kitunyi779/
Koitany778/
Kitouna777/
Kitoone777/
Kitanyi773/
Kaitona772/
Kettony772/
Keitone771/
Kaitone771/
Kitogne771/
Kitonna771/
Kitunyo771/
Kuitany771/
Kaitouni71757/
Koitoune7142/
Khittoni7125/
Kaitongi7122/
Kaittany719/
Khaitoni717/
Kittaniy715/
Gkithona715/
Khitouni714/
Keittany714/
Keitanyi713/
Keithany712/
Keistone711/
Kaithona711/
Kaithone711/
Kittaney711/
Kittuney711/
Kaitonni711/
Kaitoune711/
Kitanaya711/
Keitanyp711/
Kithongi711/
Kitaanyi711/
Kaitanyi711/
Kitani6715,476/
Kitane672,032/
Kitana67853/
Ketany67189/
Kituni67144/
Kitune6799/
Citone6778/
Ketoni6767/
Kituna6751/
Ketone6733/
Ketona6733/
Kytoni674/
Ketuny672/
Qitoni671/
Kittanaya671/

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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 Kitony
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