Katamo Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Katamo (112) may also be a first name.

Katamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katamo (Tibetan: ཀ་ཏ་མོ།) is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katamo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Katamo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Katamo live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 112 people.

The surname Katamo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya Katamo is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 87 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 6 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Katamo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Katamo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katamou921,017/
Kastamo9276/
Katamod926/
Kaitamo925/
Kaatamo921/
Khatamo921/
Kaistamo8630/
Kattamou862/
Khatamot861/
Khatamou861/
Katama835,098/
Katemo831,977/
Catamo83880/
Kotamo83191/
Ketamo8341/
Katomo8320/
Qatamo831/
Kaitama77519/
Katamma77202/
Kataama77173/
Kathama7791/
Khatama7785/
Katamah7751/
Kotamod7727/
Kattama7723/
Castamo7722/
Kautama7720/
Kaitemo7720/
Kaatama7710/
Keitamo779/
Kataima778/
Cattamo777/
Kathemo775/
Katayma774/
Kateama773/
Kothamo773/
Katomgo773/
Khatemo772/
Kattemo772/
Caetamo772/
Katamaa772/
Katamad771/
Gkatama771/
Kotamoh771/
Katoumo771/
Kathémo771/
Katamga771/
Katamha771/
Kataema771/
Kaytama771/
Kaetama771/
Kkatama771/
Kottamo771/
Catamoa771/
Catamos771/
Catamoy771/
Catamgo771/
Kaïtama771/
Khatamaova751/
Kaitamma71424/
Kattamma71263/
Katahama71201/
Khatamah7117/
Kathamma7110/
Kaitamaa716/
Kautamma713/
Kothamod712/
Katamahe712/
Kaatamma711/
Khatajma711/
Quaitamo711/
Kgothamo711/
Katoumgo711/
Katoumou711/
Kathamat711/
Kattaema711/
Katamash711/
Kataamma711/
Kadtamat711/
Kaïtamma711/
Katema6713,046/
Katoma672,333/
Catama671,158/
Kotama67833/
Cotamo67757/
Ketama67142/
Khattamat6787/
Kotomo6783/
Ketemo6722/
Ketomo6721/
Kaistamaa6720/
Kattamath6717/
Cótamo678/
Katthamat678/
Catemo674/
Kattamadd671/
Keathamma671/
Kaathamma671/
Khaitamma671/
Kataahama671/
Kaitoimou671/
Kaitoumou671/
Kotemo671/
Còtamo671/
Catomo671/
Qatama671/
Kaithamma671/

Katamo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katamo in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ཏ་མོ།katamo-

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Footnotes

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