Kitunu Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Kitunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kitunu (14) may also be a first name.
Kitunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitunu (Oriya: କିତୁନୁ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kitunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitunu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Kitunu occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kitunu are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kitunu is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
The surname Kitunu is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitungu | 92 | 1,300 | / |
| Kithunu | 92 | 84 | / |
| Koitunu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kistunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kithungu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kitunguh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ketunu | 83 | 131 | / |
| Kitonu | 83 | 56 | / |
| Kutunu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kitinu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaithungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ketunui | 77 | 260 | / |
| Chitunu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kytungu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ketounou | 71 | 1,706 | / |
| Chituneu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutinu | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ketounnou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ketonu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ketumnouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketinu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khetonu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koitonou | 57 | 1 | / |
Kitunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kitunu in the Oriya language | ||
| କିତୁନୁ | kitunu | - |
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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 Kitunu
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