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 surname Kitune is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitune? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kitune are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held first name on earth, held by 62 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya Kitune is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 86 percent live, Embu County, where 4 percent live and Machakos County, where 4 percent live. Beside Kenya Kitune occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Japan, where 1 percent live.

Kitune Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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