Kitô

surname · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Kitô is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Mozambique than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Precious jewel.

rarermore common
  • JPJapan≈1 in 276K(inferred from the name graph)
  • MZMozambique≈1 in 13K
  • AOAngola≈1 in 28K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Mozambique (inferred from the name graph)

≈2,300 people, est.

Sources
80 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 13K (inferred from the name graph)

Mozambique, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Kito in JP Japan, US United States, AO Angola and 3 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Precious jewel.

Sources 1

  • The African book of names

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Kitô counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Kitô is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
MZ Mozambique#861≈2,300 est.≈1 in 13K—Kito1
AO Angola—≈1,200 est.≈1 in 28K—Kito9
JP Japan—≈460 est.≈1 in 276K—Kito80
CD Congo - Kinshasa—≈300 est.≈1 in 338K—Kito5
US United States—2521 in 1.3M223Kito65
CL Chile—≈110 est.≈1 in 173K—Kito6
AL Albania—121 in 256K12——

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; INSTAT Albania — Search the name (given-name counts). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Kitô is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States

    Also written Kito

  • English given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Kito, Kitō, Kitợ

  • Russian surname14 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, United States

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

    Also written Кито, Кіто, Kito, Kitou, QuiTo

1 further group record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Kitô under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Kitô mean, and where does it come from?
Precious jewel. Recorded by The African book of names.
In which country does Kitô have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 2.3 thousand people named Kitô in Mozambique, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled kito.
How common is the name Kitô?
In the United States, the national register counted 252 people named Kitô in 2020, about 1 in 1.3 million residents.
How common is Kitô compared with other names?
In Mozambique, Kitô is the 861st most common given name of 1,034 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kitô” — the 861st most common given name in Mozambique. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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