Kanutu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kanutu (22) may also be a first name.

Kanutu Last Name Facts

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

Kanutu occurs most in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanutu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kanutu is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kanutu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kanutu is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 50 percent live, Amuru District, where 25 percent live and Buliisa District, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanuthu92222/
Kangutu92145/
Kanhutu9225/
Kanoutou8624/
Kan'gutu861/
Kainautu861/
Kanitu831/
Konutu831/
Canutu831/
Khanotu773/
Canutus771/
Kanottu771/
Kainottu711/
Kounoutou673/
Kenitu671/
Conutu670/
Kanothu621/
Khanothu571/

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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 Kanutu
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