Kanuthu Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanuthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanuthu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2201:209,90915,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanuthu (90) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kanuthu Demographics

Kanuthu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 12 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kanuthu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanuthu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanuthu? popularity and diffusion

Kanuthu is the 1,101,507th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname Kanuthu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanuthu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 90 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya it is most common in: Nakuru County, where 50 percent reside, Muranga County, where 21 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kanuthu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kanuthu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanutu925/
Kangutu86145/
Kanhutu8625/
Kanothu861/
Kanoutou8024/
Kan'gutu801/
Kainautu801/
Khanothu801/
Konutu771/
Canutu771/
Canutus711/
Kounoutou633/
Kanitu621/
Conutu620/
Khanotu573/
Kanottu571/
Kainottu531/
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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 Kanuthu
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