Kitwili Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kitwili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitwili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kitwili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kitwili is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kitwili.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitwili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Kitwili is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kitwili are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 40 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 40 percent live and Manyara Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitwilai935/
Kitwila864/
Kitwile861/
Ketwilai807/
Kitwaile803/
Chitwilai75391/
Keithwile751/
Chittwilai71109/
Kitwele7135/
Kitwela711/
Kidwile711/
Kituila711/
Kituile711/
Kituhile67316/
Chitweli6724/
Ketwaila676/
Keithuile632/
Chidwilai631/
Coistwiler590/
Kidweler530/
Chittueli503/

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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 Kitwili
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