Kitwe Surname

326,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9491:55,7876,089
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kitwe (38) may also be a first name.

Kitwe Last Name Facts

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

Kitwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kitwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kitwe is the 326,564th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,403,819 people. The last name Kitwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitwe are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

Kitwe is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 949 people, or 1 in 55,787. In Tanzania Kitwe is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 91 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitwet9185/
Koitwe916/
Kaitwe912/
Kitwej911/
Kitwei911/
Kitwee911/
Kiotwe911/
Kitw893/
Kitwech836/
Kittwee831/
Kitwa8045,073/
Kidwe80404/
Kitwi8066/
Kitue8031/
Ketwe8031/
Kutwe801/
Kyotwe73493/
Kaitwa73247/
Kithue73153/
Kitwai73105/
Kithwa7395/
Kitwit7391/
Chitwe7351/
Kitwaa7334/
Kaitue7312/
Kitwii7311/
Ketwei739/
Ketwet738/
Ketwej737/
Kitw'a736/
Kitway734/
Keitwa733/
Kitwis732/
Kituea731/
Kitwyi731/
Keatwe731/
Kittue731/
Kidweu731/
Khetwe731/
Kuitwa731/
Kitwaya6735/
Ketw675/
Ketwech673/
Keitoue672/
Chihtwe671/
Chitwei671/
Ketwest671/
Kaithwi671/
Kittoue671/
Keetwei671/
Kuttwee671/

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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 Kitwe
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