Kituu Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kituu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kituu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2751:36,2203,894
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kituu (400) may also be a first name.

Kituu Last Name Facts

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

Kituu (Hindi: किटू) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kituu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 296,768th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,671,242 people. Kituu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kituu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kituu is also the 431,593rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 400 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,275 people, or 1 in 36,220. In Kenya Kituu is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 43 percent live, Machakos County, where 26 percent live and Kitui County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Kituu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaituu9124/
Kithuu919/
Kitu892,824/
Kituuyi8329/
Kitui805,887/
Kitou801,347/
Kaitu801,005/
Kittu80962/
Kiteu80757/
Kithu80500/
Kitau80403/
Kuitu80318/
Koitu8091/
Kietu8083/
Kituh8055/
Kitue8031/
Ketuu8031/
Keitu8025/
Gkitu8014/
Khitu809/
Kituy802/
Kitud801/
Kutuu801/
Kihtu801/
Kitous731,083/
Khaitu73478/
Kittou73340/
Ketuut73282/
Kithue73153/
Kituha7374/
Kittau7357/
Kaitau7328/
Koitau7318/
Kaitue7312/
Kuitou7311/
Kithui7311/
Kuittu739/
Koitui736/
Kaitou736/
Khitou735/
Khittu734/
Kistou734/
Kitteu734/
Kitouh733/
Keitou733/
Kitaut732/
Kitahu732/
Kiteus732/
Kuiteu732/
Kithau731/
Khetuu731/
Kitthu731/
Caituu731/
Kijtus731/
Kaitui731/
Kituth731/
Kittup731/
Gkitou731/
Kittue731/
Kitutt730/
Kutu679,123/
Ketu673,620/
Citu67794/
Khaitou672/
Kaitouh672/
Kitujje672/
Kittous672/
Kittaus671/
Kytu671/
Khittus671/
Kheitou671/
Kiottou671/
Keittou671/
Keitous671/
Kiththu671/
Khaitup671/

Kituu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kituu in the Hindi language
किटूkitu-

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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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  • 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 Kituu
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