Karatu Surname

293,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6591:268,80515,334
Kenya5361:86,1577,836
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
India141:54,790,384527,769
England81:6,964,757184,742
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Karatu (875) may also be a first name.

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karatu in the Marathi language
करतुkaratu-
Karatu in the Hindi language
करतुkaratu41.67
करतूkaratu25
करातुkaratu16.67
करटूkaratu8.33
कारतूkaratu8.33

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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
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  • 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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