Kateo Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kateo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kateo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,2451:59,3417,086
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Kateo (156) may also be a first name.

Kateo Last Name Facts

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

Kateo is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kateo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kateo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kateo is the 295,816th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,653,643 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kateo live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 156 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,245 people, or 1 in 59,341. Other than The DR Congo Kateo exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katheo91117/
Kateho9124/
Kateoa9112/
Kateop912/
Katehos8330/
Kathieo839/
Kateeho836/
Katehou834/
Kateiyo832/
Katio80491/
Katyo80261/
Katjo80116/
Cateo8062/
Koteo8018/
Keteo8018/
Kathieou7716/
Kathio73248/
Kaatyo73212/
Kathyo73174/
Katiho73171/
Katijo7369/
Kautio7339/
Kateha7330/
Casteo7325/
Khatio7320/
Kaitio7313/
Koeteo7311/
Katjou735/
Katyoo734/
Kaitjo734/
Katjos733/
Katioh733/
Kateaa732/
Catieo732/
Kattio732/
Kate'a731/
Keatea731/
Cauteo731/
Kathjo731/
Katjoa731/
Kautyo731/
Kotheo731/
Katiea731/
Koteho731/
Khatyo731/
Kosteo730/
Khatyot67651/
Kateiya67326/
Kauttio67103/
Kathios6723/
Kaustio6718/
Kautiot6715/
Khathio6710/
Kayteah6710/
Kaaityo677/
Khatiod676/
Khatjoh675/
Kateyia675/
Katogia674/
Kauhtio672/
Kouteou672/
Casteeo672/
Kateija671/
Kastioe671/
Katoyya671/
Khateha671/
Khaityo671/
Khatjho671/
Khatjoi671/
Khatijo671/
Kateeha671/
Katoija671/
Katihuo671/
Ketehou671/
Catejio670/
Castheo670/
Cateott670/

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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 Kateo
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