Kitu Surname

155,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8601:153,77815,058
DR Congo5751:128,48613,821
Uganda3691:105,79810,442
Cameroon3331:62,3707,967
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
Papua New Guinea1561:52,2676,566
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Solomon Islands281:20,7154,044
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kitu (1,704) may also be a first name.

Kitu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitu (Hindi: किटू, Marathi: कीटु, Oriya: କିଟୁ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 155,247th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,580,576 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kitu are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 32 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 186,130th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 1,704 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 860 people, or 1 in 153,778. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 91 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 6 percent reside and Bali, where 2 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.

Kitu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitui895,887/
Kitou891,347/
Kituu891,285/
Kaitu891,005/
Kittu89962/
Kiteu89757/
Kithu89500/
Kitau89403/
Kuitu89318/
Koitu8991/
Kietu8983/
Kituh8955/
Keitu8925/
Gkitu8914/
Khitu899/
Kituy892/
Kihtu891/
Kitud891/
Kitous801,083/
Khaitu80478/
Kittou80340/
Kituha8074/
Kittau8057/
Kaitau8028/
Kaituu8024/
Koitau8018/
Kuitou8011/
Kithui8011/
Kuittu809/
Kithuu809/
Kaitou806/
Koitui806/
Khitou805/
Khittu804/
Kistou804/
Kitteu804/
Keitou803/
Kitouh803/
Kitaut802/
Kitahu802/
Kiteus802/
Kuiteu802/
Kitthu801/
Kithau801/
Gkitou801/
Kittup801/
Kituth801/
Kaitui801/
Kijtus801/
Kitutt800/
Kutu759,123/
Ketu753,620/
Citu75794/
Kytu751/
Kituuyi7329/
Kittous732/
Kitujje732/
Kaitouh732/
Khaitou732/
Kiththu731/
Keitous731/
Keittou731/
Kiottou731/
Kheitou731/
Khittus731/
Kittaus731/
Khaitup731/
Chitu6710,083/
Kuttu67852/
Kuytu67745/
Kethu67742/
Kitoo67629/
Kuetu67297/
Kitoe67289/
Caitu67206/
Khutu67205/
Kettu67198/
Ketou67172/
Ketau67164/
Kuthu67151/
Ketui6797/
Kutau6794/
Khetu6771/
Kutuh6760/
Koytu6737/
Cittu6736/
Coitu6736/
Ketuh6733/
Ketuu6731/
Kaytu6722/
Quitu6713/
Ceitu6713/
Kutuy679/
Khaitous679/
Kutui678/
Keetu676/
Cithu676/
Kuutu676/
Khitouch675/
Khittous674/
Citou673/
Keutu672/
Keytu672/
Keteu672/
Kheithau671/
Kudtu671/
Kitthaus671/
Kitão671/
Kedtu671/
Kytui671/
Kuteu671/
Kuhtu671/
Cituh671/
Cihtu671/
Kythu671/
Kutuu671/
Ketup671/

Kitu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitu in the Marathi language
कीटुkitu-
Kitu in the Oriya language
କିଟୁkitu69.23
କିତୁkitu24.36
କୀଟୁkitu2.56
କିଟୂkitu1.28
Kitu in the Hindi language
किटूkitu24.44
कीतूkitu22.22
कितुkitu22.22
कीटूkitu11.11
कितूkitu8.89
कीतुkitu6.67
किटुkitu2.22
कीटुkitu2.22

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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
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  • 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 Kitu
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