Kakudu Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kakudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda431:907,89040,955
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kakudu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakudu is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakudu? popularity and diffusion

Kakudu is the 2,293,424th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakudu reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 65 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 26 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 2 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kakuddu922/
Kakhudu921/
Khakudu921/
Kakudou921/
Kakoudou862/
Kakusdhu861/
Kokudu834/
Kakidu831/
Kakodu831/
Koukoudou6780/
Kokodu6718/
Kokidu671/
Koukoudhou631/
Kakidou6218/
Kokkodu621/
Gkakidou5740/
Kagkidou571/
Koucoudou5338/

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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 Kakudu
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