Kwitega Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kwitega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwitega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5441:97,3199,643
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Kwitega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kwitega is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwitega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kwitega is the 546,987th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwitega reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 97,319. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Geita Region, where 74 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent reside and Mara Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Kwitega is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwetega8614/
Kwitiga8613/
Kweetega801/
Kwetegai801/
Kwitegets751/
Kwetaga7132/
Gwitego714/
Kgwetego6716/
Kwestiga671/
Quitoga57198/
Quitaga573/
Kuetego571/
Quitego571/
Quitegui5331/
Kouetigai501/

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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 Kwitega
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