Kitunya Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kitunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kitunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitunya is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kitunya is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitunya live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 82 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitunia866/
Kitonya862/
Ketunya861/
Kitunyo861/
Kithonya801/
Cithunya801/
Chithunya754/
Kitonyo71778/
Kitonia714/
Kittonia671/
Kithonjo534/
Kaytonja531/
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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 Kitunya
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