Kartaw Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kartaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kartaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kartaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kartaw is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kartaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kartaw is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kartaw live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 75 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kartav83688/
Kartaf83308/
Kartow832/
Kortaw830/
Kartova77260/
Karthav7799/
Kartouw777/
Kartavs771/
Kerthaw770/
Khartova71202/
Cheartaw712/
Karthapf711/
Karthavs711/
Kartov67294/
Kortaf67136/
Kartavova67117/
Kartof674/
Kortav673/
Qartab672/
Cartow671/

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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 Kartaw
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