Kitano is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kitano
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kitano

How popular is Kitano?

Kitano is common in Japan.

Kitano is ranked 12761 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kitanos grew by 11.49425 per cent to 194 since 2000 and ranked 94311 after elevating 2607 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 79.9 85.06
White 10.82 10.34
Others 6.19 4.6
Hispanic or Latino 2.58 0
Kitano is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 41502 people have been found who wears Kitano as their family name. Kitano is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
567,967 Indonesia6
8,411 Costa Rica4
381,097 Ukraine4
122,390 Belarus4
184,212 France3
124,420 Spain3
14,054 China3
4,164 Vietnam2
9,185 Hong Kong2
21,529 Singapore2
14,521 Portugal2
91,784 Netherlands2
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
62,864 New Zealand1
28,746 Algeria1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
37,493 Austria1
7,314 Bolivia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
153,416 Italy1
1,819 Laos1
56,169 Mexico1
11,923 Slovenia1
7,895 South Korea1
5,589 Sudan1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,505 Turkey1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
83,908 England38
62,367 Kazakhstan33
80,121 Australia20
156,482 Canada14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Kitano:
23,176 Brazil541
11,601 Tanzania401
38,477 Germany269
100,122 United States225
93,104 Russia128
Countries with ten thousands of Kitano:
451 Japan39,722
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Kitano Namesakes

  • Atsushi Kitano, Takeshi Kitano's son
  • Hiroaki Kitano, Scientist
  • Georgi Kitanov, Soccer player
  • Masato Kitano, Songwriter
  • Hinako Kitano, Singer
  • Hiroaki Kitano, Scientist
  • Hiroaki Kitano, Film producer
  • Iliana Kitanova, Actress
  • Kie Kitano, Singer
  • Takeshi Kitano, Comedian
  • Naomi Kitano, from 1987 drama movie Seifuku kuzushi, who portrayed N.
  • Marimo Kitano, from 1992 0 movie Tôsatsu maruna love hotel, who played N.
  • In 1977, Mako Kitano characterized the role of N in 0 movie Porno wa tsuraiyo: Onna no himegai.

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