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) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kitu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,247th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,580,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Kitu live; 32 percent live in Central Africa and 32 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kitu is also the 186,130th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 1,704 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 860 people, or 1 in 153,778. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 91 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 6 percent reside and Bali, where 2 percent reside. Beside Indonesia it exists 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 adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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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