Karatu Surname
Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname
Karatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 659 | 1:268,805 | 15,334 |
| Kenya | 536 | 1:86,157 | 7,836 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Karatu (875) may also be a first name.
Karatu Demographics
Karatu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Karatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karatu (Hindi: करतु, Marathi: करतु) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karatu? popularity and diffusion
Karatu is the 293,188th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,592,898 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Karatu live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Karatu is also the 274,985th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 875 people.
The last name Karatu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 659 people, or 1 in 268,805. In Nigeria Karatu is primarily found in: Kebbi, where 24 percent reside, Gombe, where 17 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 41 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Karatu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Karatu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karatu in the Marathi language | ||
| करतु | karatu | - |
| Karatu in the Hindi language | ||
| करतु | karatu | 41.67 |
| करतू | karatu | 25 |
| करातु | karatu | 16.67 |
| करटू | karatu | 8.33 |
| कारतू | karatu | 8.33 |
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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 Karatu
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