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

The surname Kitony is found most frequently in Kenya. 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 is the 1,189,614th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. It 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. Kitony is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 48 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya it is most common in: Baringo County, where 41 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 38 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.

Kitony Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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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