Kitten Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Kitten Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kitten'; compare Catt.
William Kytene, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johanna de Ketyne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
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Read More About This SurnameKitten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
Kitten (361) may also be a first name.
Kitten Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the kitten'; compare Catt.
William Kytene, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johanna de Ketyne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
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Kitten Demographics
Average Kitten Salary in
England
£22,715
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Kitten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitten is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kitten.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitten? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. Kitten is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Kitten reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 458,188th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 361 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany Kitten is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.
Kitten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kitten has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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