Cathu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Cathu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
Cathu (22) may also be a first name.
Cathu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cathu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cathu (Hindi: चाठू) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cathu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Cathu occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Cathu live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. Excluding South Africa Cathu is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cathu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cathu in the Hindi language | ||
| चाठू | cathu | 75 |
| चठु | cathu | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cathu
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