Katanu Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8601:53,6985,382
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
India101:76,706,538639,611
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Katanu (235) may also be a first name.

Katanu Last Name Facts

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

Katanu (Hindi: कटणू, Marathi: कतनु) is found most in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 374,335th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. The surname Katanu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Katanu are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 584,346th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 235 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 860 people, or 1 in 53,698. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 68 percent are found, Machakos County, where 15 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Katanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katanu in the Marathi language
कतनुkatanu62.5
कटनुkatanu12.5
कटानुkatanu12.5
कटनूkatanu12.5
Katanu in the Hindi language
कटणूkatanu50
कतानूkatanu33.33
कटानूkatanu16.67

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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 Katanu
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