Kaketo Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kaketo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaketo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5541:70,4687,816
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kaketo (22) may also be a first name.

Kaketo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaketo is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaketo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 534,162nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kaketo live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kaketo is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 22 people.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 70,468. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 17 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 13 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakeeto925,608/
Kaketoi9264/
Kaketto9230/
Kaaketo922/
Kakeito922/
Kaketho921/
Kakeetto864/
Kaakeeto861/
Kaketosh860/
Kakoto83719/
Kaketa83275/
Kakito83126/
Kakato8368/
Keketo8338/
Kakaito7727/
Khakoto7719/
Kakaeta7711/
Kouketo777/
Kakojto776/
Kakotto773/
Kakeeta773/
Kakhoto772/
Kakotho772/
Kakieta772/
Casketo772/
Kakoito771/
Kaketha771/
Kakitoi771/
Kakitto771/
Keketoi771/
Kekeeto771/
Kakotoy771/
Kokesto771/
Kaeketa771/
Kakoeta771/
Kakeita771/
Kakatoy771/
Kaskisto7138/
Kakitoha712/
Kaeketta711/
Kakoytoo711/
Keaketta711/
Kakita677,467/
Kakota67802/
Kakata67719/
Kokoto67388/
Keketa67219/
Kokato6772/
Kokito6758/
Caketa6725/
Khakhatho6717/
Koketa678/
Qeketo675/
Kocato674/
Cokato673/
Kaceta672/
Koceto672/
Kakitooha671/
Kacito671/
Kcaquesto671/
Cakoto671/
Kekoto671/

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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
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  • 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 Kaketo
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