Kashetu Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kashetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kashetu (143) may also be a first name.

Kashetu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kashetu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kashetu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kashetu is also the 772,378th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 143 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Kashetu is primarily concentrated in: Edo, where 45 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Delta, where 13 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashietu932/
Kashettu931/
Kasetu922/
Kashitu861,100/
Kashatu8623/
Keshetu866/
Kasethu861/
Kashithu80123/
Katsetou804/
Khashotu801/
Kassetou801/
Khashitu801/
Kasitu773,073/
Kasatu77135/
Kasithu7122/
Keshotu715/
Khasitu714/
Kasotou714/
Kasaytu714/
Kesettu713/
Casetou712/
Kasaatu711/
Katsitu711/
Kasaitu711/
Kasitau711/
Keshatu711/
Kachitu711/
Casetus710/
Kochethu6759/
Kassotou6717/
Kachitau6714/
Kassaytu679/
Causcheteux672/
Koshitou671/
Khaisatu671/
Keshothu671/
Keshithu671/
Kaasojtu671/

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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 Kashetu
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