Kitui Surname
Approximately 5,887 people bear this surname
Kitui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,842 | 1:9,537 | 1,222 |
| Uganda | 684 | 1:57,075 | 6,719 |
| Tanzania | 355 | 1:149,131 | 13,558 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Kitui (1,176) may also be a first name.
Kitui Demographics
Kitui Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kitui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitui is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitui? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kitui is the 82,341st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,237,905 people. The surname Kitui occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitui reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kitui is also the 231,499th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 1,176 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 4,842 people, or 1 in 9,537. In Kenya Kitui is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 51 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 19 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kenya Kitui occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Kitui Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.
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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
- 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 Kitui
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