Karatunga Surname
Approximately 1,294 people bear this surname
Karatunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,288 | 1:30,310 | 4,125 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
Karatunga (18) may also be a first name.
Karatunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karatunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karatunga is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Karatunga.
How Common Is The Last Name Karatunga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 294,812th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,631,797 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karatunga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Karatunga is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 18 people.
The last name Karatunga is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,288 people, or 1 in 30,310. In Uganda Karatunga is most numerous in: Kabarole District, where 48 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 23 percent reside and Kyegegwa District, where 11 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karatuunga | 95 | 3 | / |
| Kaaratunga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Karatuna | 94 | 110 | / |
| Kharatuna | 89 | 13 | / |
| Karatunge | 89 | 2 | / |
| Karatonga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karatungi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karatumga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Karatungye | 84 | 31 | / |
| Karathin'ga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karatougou | 74 | 8 | / |
| Koratungye | 74 | 1 | / |
| Korotuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koratusenge | 70 | 8 | / |
| Koratusengye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carattona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korotoga | 59 | 3 | / |
| Coratona | 59 | 1 | / |
| Caroteuno | 56 | 1 | / |
| Korotounou | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Karatunga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis