Kitsune Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kitsune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitsune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1381:1,044,37079,541
Belarus171:558,88650,306
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Kitsuné (1) are calculated separately.

Kitsune (85) may also be a first name.

Kitsune Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitsune (Russian: Кицунэ) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kitsuné. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitsune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Kitsune occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kitsune live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 85 people.

This last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,044,370. In Russia Kitsune is most common in: Moscow, where 28 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 16 percent live and Khabarovsk Krai, where 10 percent live. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Kitsune Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kitsune last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kitsune surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 42.86% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitsuné951/
Kitsun92179/
Kitsuna86213/
Khitsun86206/
Koitsun861/
Kitsoun861/
Kutsune861/
Kitsunai802,620/
Kitschun8045/
Khitsone801/
Ketsunee801/
Ketshune800/
Kitson7710,504/
Kytsun77340/
Ketsun7722/
Kicune773/
Kidsun771/
Kitsunova7515/
Khits'ine751/
Kittson71298/
Kitsona7194/
Khitsunova7177/
Khytsun7150/
Kitsoni7140/
Kidszun7136/
Kaitson7118/
Kitzuhn7110/
Khetsun719/
Ketsung717/
Ketsuni714/
Chitsun714/
Ketsone711/
Kizoune711/
Kitsonh711/
Kitshon711/
Kithson711/
Kitsonj711/
Kichune711/
Khitson711/
Kitsony710/
Kitchun710/
Kitshini67311/
Kutsunai67102/
Kicun6772/
Kizun6735/
Keithson6711/
Kietsson671/
Kichunge671/
Kutshine671/
Kičun671/
Kitshona671/
Kaizoune671/
Kidschun671/
Kaittson671/
Ketchune670/

Kitsune Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitsune in the Russian language
Кицунэkicune-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kitsune
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis