Kitten Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

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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Kitten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
France201:3,321,136213,627
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

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.

Nevertheless this de may be a misreading of the text, and ought to be le.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitthen921/
Kiten9164/
Kittin83442/
Ketten83343/
Kutten83208/
Kuiten83178/
Keiten8380/
Kaiten8379/
Kitaen8333/
Kütten8315/
Kithen839/
Kitien835/
Koiten833/
Kioten831/
Kitoen831/
Citten830/
Kitn803/
Kuijten77684/
Khithen77396/
Kuetten7712/
Chitten778/
Kittina775/
Kijteng775/
Kuttenn774/
Keithen773/
Khaiten773/
Kitehen772/
Kettaen772/
Kettien772/
Keitien771/
Kaittin771/
Kichten771/
Kietien771/
Koiteng771/
Kaituen771/
Kuisten771/
Kuiteun771/
Kitenne771/
Kisteng771/
Kittyon771/
Kestten771/
Ketthen771/
Keetten770/
Kiethen770/
Koithen770/
Keten734,816/
Kuten731,046/
Kitin73318/
Citen7310/
Kuttn736/
Kitng731/
Kuitn731/
Keitn730/
Ketthaen7143/
Kaitting7139/
Kitengue7132/
Kitenova7127/
Ketthien719/
Kietienė716/
Kuitienė714/
Khoiteng713/
Ketthuen712/
Kuitting711/
Kaisteen711/
Koitting710/
Kuttin67748/
Kitina67664/
Keuten67302/
Kuyten67273/
Khitin67140/
Keaten67139/
Keeten67112/
Kayten6789/
Chiten6761/
Qiteng6754/
Küthen6751/
Kutien6741/
Kaitin6740/
Kithin6734/
Kuthen6723/
Kethen6720/
Kettin6719/
Kuitin6717/
Koitne6715/
Kition6713/
Kiştin6713/
Cütten6710/
Khuten677/
Kiotin677/
Ketien675/
Quiten674/
Kästen673/
Caiten672/
Kueten672/
Kheten672/
Kidtem672/
Kudten672/
Khuttn671/
Kaitne671/
Khaitn671/
Kutenn671/
Kuttyn671/
Kuettn671/
Ketoen671/
Kietin671/
Kuteen671/
Kühten671/
Cittin671/
Kuityn671/
Keteen671/
Kettne671/
Kaityn670/
Cuiten670/
Keyten670/
Kithne670/

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