Kamtu Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Kamtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kamtu (1,621) may also be a first name.
Kamtu Demographics
Kamtu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamteu | 91 | 118 | / |
| Kaymtu | 91 | 44 | / |
| Kamtui | 91 | 15 | / |
| Khamtu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Kamtou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kamtud | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kamtuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamtuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamtau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kamtus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khamtui | 83 | 466 | / |
| Khamthu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Khamtuy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khamtup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khamtud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khamteu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khamtau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kamtout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khamtou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Camtu | 80 | 88 | / |
| Kemtu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Komtu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khamthui | 77 | 255 | / |
| Khamthuy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khamtaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamthuis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kamthoud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kemteu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Komtui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kamtoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Komtut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Komteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kemtuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Komthu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamtoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kemtou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Komtuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Camteu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khamthouy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khamtoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koumtou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khomtui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamtooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhamtui | 67 | 1 | / |
Kamtu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamtu in the Hindi language | ||
| कमतू | kamatu | 92.45 |
| कम्तु | kamtu | 3.2 |
| कमतु | kamatu | 2.17 |
| कम्तू | kamtu | 1.03 |
| कामतू | kamatu | 0.69 |
| कमटू | kamatu | 0.34 |
| कामता | kamata | 0.11 |
| Kamtu in the Marathi language | ||
| कमतु | kamatu | 50 |
| कामतु | kamatu | 50 |
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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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