Kituva Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kituva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kituva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2621:176,25913,309
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kituva (21) may also be a first name.

Kituva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kituva (Hindi: किटुवा) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kituva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 980,795th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kituva live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 262 people, or 1 in 176,259. In Kenya Kituva is mostly found in: Makueni County, where 35 percent reside, Machakos County, where 32 percent reside and Kitui County, where 27 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kituva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kituva surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kithuva92187/
Kitueva9213/
Khitueva8614/
Kituwa8377/
Kutuva8355/
Kitiva833/
Kituvi831/
Ketuva831/
Kutueva772,356/
Kuttuva77106/
Kitieva77105/
Chituva7711/
Kithuvi779/
Kittiva775/
Kituiba774/
Kaituwa774/
Kethuva773/
Kitivai773/
Kitoeva772/
Kitauwa771/
Kithuba771/
Kituwai771/
Khetuva771/
Kaituba771/
Kitouwa771/
Kituuwa771/
Kituvee771/
Kuttueva7122/
Khutueva7121/
Chituvha7120/
Khetueva7119/
Kettueva7112/
Khitieva7111/
Kaytueva7110/
Khaituba711/
Ketuvath711/
Kittieva711/
Kutuvaha711/
Kittivaj711/
Kitivo67584/
Kutuwa6778/
Kitiwa6723/
Kutiva6713/
Kituwo674/
Kituwi672/
Kituwe671/

Kituva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kituva in the Hindi language
किटुवाkituva-

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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 Kituva
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