Katamu Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6671:69,2356,594
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
India211:36,526,923420,161
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Katamu (113) may also be a first name.

Katamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katamu (Hindi: कतामू, Oriya: କଟାମୁ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Katamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 384,654th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,886,954 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Katamu reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 113 people.

The surname Katamu is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 667 people, or 1 in 69,235. In Kenya Katamu is most common in: Kakamega County, where 73 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 23 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Katamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Katamu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katamou921,017/
Kaatamu928/
Kattamu928/
Kathamu921/
Khatamu921/
Kaitamu921/
Katamau921/
Kastaimu8634/
Khataimu863/
Katahamu862/
Kattamou862/
Khatamou861/
Kattamui861/
Katemu83346/
Kotamu8319/
Katomu835/
Ketamu833/
Kathamuth801/
Kaitemu77273/
Kottamu7732/
Kaetemu775/
Kothamu775/
Kateemu773/
Kotamut772/
Kethamu771/
Cautamu771/
Kattemu771/
Kotamuth711/
Katoumou711/
Kotthamu711/
Ketemu6722/
Ketomu6713/
Kotomu674/
Kotemu672/
Kaitoimou671/
Kaitoumou671/
Koitomu623/
Kottemu623/
Keytemu622/
Kotomou621/
Kothemu621/
Kotoumou571/
Koutoumou538/
Keuteumou531/

Katamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katamu in the Hindi language
कतामूkatamu-
Katamu in the Oriya language
କଟାମୁkatamu-

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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 Katamu
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