Kitunu Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kitunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitungu921,300/
Kithunu9284/
Koitunu927/
Kistunu921/
Kithungu8611/
Kitunguh861/
Ketunu83131/
Kitonu8356/
Kutunu8322/
Kitinu831/
Kaithungu801/
Ketunui77260/
Chitunu7712/
Kytungu771/
Ketounou711,706/
Chituneu711/
Kutinu6798/
Ketounnou6728/
Ketonu6723/
Ketumnouy671/
Ketinu671/
Khetonu621/
Koitonou571/

Kitunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitunu in the Oriya language
କିତୁନୁkitunu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kitunu
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