Kitungo Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1741:265,40217,619
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Kitungo (33) may also be a first name.

Kitungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitungo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitungo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Kitungo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitungo are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 265,402. In Kenya it is most common in: Machakos County, where 48 percent live, Kitui County, where 27 percent live and Makueni County, where 24 percent live. Apart from Kenya Kitungo occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Kitungo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keitungo9329/
Kaitungo933/
Kituno92436/
Kitongo862,884/
Kitunga862,379/
Citungo8656/
Kituuno869/
Ketungo861/
Chitungo806,059/
Kithunga80664/
Kithongo80197/
Kitung'a8068/
Kaitongo8018/
Keitongo8010/
Kithingo806/
Kuthungo804/
Kitong'o802/
Keitunga801/
Kitoongo801/
Kitogo771,578/
Kitono77151/
Kituna7751/
Kituga7710/
Kithung'a752/
Kitonga718,195/
Ketunoi71896/
Kutunga71558/
Kitogho7178/
Ketunop7159/
Kitoogo7154/
Kitouga717/
Kitouna717/
Kaitono712/
Kaituna711/
Kittogo711/
Kituuna711/
Kitoono711/
Kitogoo711/
Kitugga711/
Ketounou671,706/
Chitunga67937/
Ketuinot67517/
Kuthunga67226/
Ketutnga67141/
Kithonga67110/
Ketusingnoi6797/
Kithinga6779/
Quitunga6749/
Khaituna6733/
Kyotunga6727/
Quitongo6726/
Ketuinga6711/
Kuttunga679/
Ketutnot671/
Quitóngo671/
Kutungga671/
Khitunap671/
Kitoonga671/

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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 Kitungo
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