Kitunda Surname

193,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4741:35,9174,196
DR Congo6911:106,91711,858
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kitunda (161) may also be a first name.

Kitunda Last Name Facts

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

Kitunda is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitunda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 193,263rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,347,518 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitunda live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 161 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,474 people, or 1 in 35,917. In Tanzania Kitunda is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 21 percent live, Pwani Region, where 15 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Kitunda occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaitunda9334/
Kuitunda931/
Kithunda931/
Kutunda86201/
Kitonda8690/
Ketunda8646/
Kitundo8610/
Kitundi863/
Kitunde862/
Chitunda806,327/
Kuthunda804/
Kitunduy801/
Kaitonda801/
Ketundah801/
Quitunda801/
Kuthuenda751/
Chittunda751/
Kitondo712,377/
Kitondi7172/
Kitonde7166/
Ketunde713/
Kutundo711/
Cutunda711/
Chitundi67141/
Kithondo6751/
Chitundo6710/
Chetunda672/
Keitondo672/
Kittonde671/
Kaitonde671/
Ketounde671/
Quitunde671/
Ketondo5727/
Ketonde577/
Khaytonde501/

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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 Kitunda
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