Kitaev Surname

50,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kitaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9,6141:14,9912,096
Kazakhstan1831:96,62610,839
Belarus1701:55,8899,490
Uzbekistan821:377,1859,590
Kyrgyzstan661:90,49511,360
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Kitaev Last Name Facts

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

Kitaev (Georgian: კიტაევი, Russian: Китаев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitaev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,153rd most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 711,813 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Kitaev are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kitaev is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 9,614 people, or 1 in 14,991. In Russia Kitaev is primarily concentrated in: Stavropol Krai, where 12 percent live, Voronezh Oblast, where 10 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Kitaev occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Kitaev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kitaev surname are 3.79% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50.56% registered with the political party.

Kitaev earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitayev9248/
Kistaev9244/
Kitajev9223/
Koitaev924/
Khitaev922/
Kitev9190/
Kitav9116/
Kitayeva86132/
Kitajeva86106/
Kitajevs8658/
Kishtaev8612/
Khitayev861/
Kytaev83695/
Kutaev83603/
Kitiev83251/
Khitev83121/
Kituev8341/
Kiteev8317/
Kaitav835/
Ketaev834/
Kitoev834/
Kitaew833/
Khitav832/
Kitaiv831/
Kittav831/
Khitayeva801/
Kishtayev801/
Kaitaieva801/
Chitaev77351/
Khiteev77254/
Kitayov77148/
Kitaeff7792/
Khutaev7753/
Kaytaev7723/
Khitiev7722/
Kystaev7714/
Kuttaev7711/
Kaithav775/
Khituev775/
Keutaev773/
Koytaev773/
Kittiev773/
Kitajew772/
Kajtaev772/
Khytaev771/
Kytaiev771/
Kitayef771/
Kitaiov771/
Kitaefe771/
Khitoev771/
Khetaev771/
Kitajevová754/
Kitov733,577/
Kutev73412/
Ketev7376/
Kutav7340/
Ketav7326/
Kytev733/
Khaytaev7129,721/
Kitayova71102/
Chitayev712/
Kyshtaev711/
Kiteyeva711/
Qitayeva711/
Kaitov67333/
Kuteev67193/
Khitov67105/
Ketoev6756/
Kiteib6737/
Khytev6716/
Kitaif6716/
Kuhtev679/
Khutev678/
Cutaev676/
Khutav675/
Keteev675/
Kyteev674/
Ketiev674/
Kaytev674/
Khetav673/
Caitav673/
Kethav672/
Khiteyeva672/
Kishteyev671/
Kayshtaev671/
Kutoev671/
Kytyev671/
Kitaub671/

Kitaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitaev in the Georgian language
კიტაევიkitaevi90.91
კიტაევkitaev9.09
Kitaev in the Russian language
Китаевkitaev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kitaev
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