Kitune Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya961:481,04124,996
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kitune (62) may also be a first name.

Kitune Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitune occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kitune reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 62 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Kitune is most common in: Kitui County, where 86 percent reside, Embu County, where 4 percent reside and Machakos County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Japan, where 1 percent reside.

Kitune Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitoune92574/
Kitunge924/
Kuitune922/
Kitun91255/
Koitoune8642/
Kittuney861/
Kaitoune861/
Kitungue861/
Kitone832,328/
Kitoun83520/
Khitun83353/
Kitine83151/
Kituni83144/
Ketune83102/
Kitaun8356/
Kituna8351/
Kithun836/
Kaitun835/
Koitun834/
Kutune832/
Kihtun831/
Kittun831/
Kitungi77384/
Kitouni77327/
Khaitun77168/
Ketunet77163/
Kituniy779/
Kitunyi779/
Kittine778/
Kitoone777/
Kitouna777/
Kitoney776/
Kithine776/
Chitune774/
Kitauni774/
Kaithun774/
Kaitoun772/
Kheitun771/
Kitunni771/
Ketunge771/
Keitone771/
Kidtung771/
Khitoun771/
Kaitone771/
Kaituna771/
Kitunyo771/
Kituuna771/
Kuiteun771/
Kuitung771/
Khituni771/
Kuitaun771/
Kuitoun771/
Keitine771/
Kiton73444/
Kytun73219/
Ketun7362/
Citun7311/
Kaitouni71757/
Khaituna7133/
Kithungi718/
Khitouni714/
Kaitouny714/
Keithine713/
Chitoune713/
Kettoune712/
Kaithone711/
Kietiene711/
Khaitoun711/
Khaitine711/
Kitungai711/
Kittinee711/
Khuitaun711/
Kidthung711/
Kitona671,181/
Kaiton67328/
Cuitun67323/
Ketuun67310/
Khytun67260/
Kitony67199/
Kitini67144/
Kitoni6799/
Khetun6791/
Kitton6774/
Kutuny6756/
Ketine6751/
Ketone6733/
Chitun6730/
Keiton6721/
Kutuni6720/
Ketuna6720/
Ketuni6715/
Cetune6715/
Ketoun6710/
Kuytun677/
Kieton675/
Kaytun675/
Kajtun674/
Khitunova673/
Cituni673/
Kutine673/
Keatun673/
Ketuin673/
Khjtun672/
Ketuny672/
Ketgun672/
Kjhtun671/
Kethun671/
Khiton671/
Kuitum671/
Keytun671/
Kitoen671/
Kitiny671/
Qitine671/
Kuiton671/
Kitoon671/
Ketaun671/
Keithtine670/

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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 Kitune
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