Kitcheyan

Kitcheyan Meaning & Origin

About Kitcheyan
The surname Kitcheyan is of Native American origin, specifically from the Ojibwe tribe. It is derived from the Ojibwe word "gichi-ayaan," which means "big house" or "great house." The name likely originated as a descriptive term for someone who lived in or near a large or important dwelling. Today, individuals with the surname Kitcheyan are likely descendants of the Ojibwe tribe or have ancestral ties to the Ojibwe people.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kitcheyan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kitcheyan: 120
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 139,228
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kitcheyan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Kitcheyan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KXN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K03205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K IH1 CH AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/kitcheyan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KXN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K325

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kitcheyan in Braille

Here's how to represent Kitcheyan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kitcheyan in braille

How to sign the name Kitcheyan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kitcheyan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kitcheyan in sign language

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