Kamtu Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kamtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
India231:33,350,669396,143
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kamtu (1,621) may also be a first name.

Kamtu Last Name Facts

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

Kamtu (Hindi: कमतू, Marathi: कमतु) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamtu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kamtu is the 1,497,948th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kamtu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,769th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,621 people.

The surname Kamtu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya Kamtu is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Kamtu occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Kamtu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kamtu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamteu91118/
Kaymtu9144/
Kamtui9115/
Khamtu919/
Kamtou916/
Kamtud912/
Kamtuy911/
Kamtuu911/
Kamtau911/
Kamtus911/
Khamtui83466/
Khamthu836/
Khamtuy832/
Khamtup831/
Khamtud831/
Khamteu831/
Khamtau831/
Kamtout831/
Khamtou831/
Camtu8088/
Kemtu8023/
Komtu806/
Khamthui77255/
Khamthuy772/
Khamtaut771/
Kamthuis771/
Kamthoud771/
Kemteu7318/
Komtui735/
Kamtoo732/
Komtut732/
Komteu731/
Kemtuu731/
Komthu731/
Kamtoe731/
Kemtou731/
Komtuh731/
Camteu731/
Khamthouy713/
Khamtoo673/
Koumtou672/
Khomtui671/
Kamtooy671/
Qhamtui671/

Kamtu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamtu in the Hindi language
कमतूkamatu92.45
कम्तुkamtu3.2
कमतुkamatu2.17
कम्तूkamtu1.03
कामतूkamatu0.69
कमटूkamatu0.34
कामताkamata0.11
Kamtu in the Marathi language
कमतुkamatu50
कामतुkamatu50

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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 Kamtu
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