Kateru Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Kateru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kateru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Kateru (12) may also be a first name.

Kateru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kateru (Hindi: कटेरू) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kateru.

How Common Is The Last Name Kateru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kateru live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katheru92398/
Katerou9243/
Katereu9212/
Katteru923/
Katerut921/
Kaaterud8630/
Kauterud8614/
Katerush868/
Kateruha864/
Katoerou861/
Katergou861/
Kaitheru861/
Khaterau861/
Kasterud860/
Katterus860/
Kataru834,136/
Koteru83844/
Katoru8311/
Katiru834/
Keteru831/
Katharu771,028/
Kattaru7778/
Kataaru7775/
Katareu7747/
Katarau7730/
Kathiru7728/
Khataru7719/
Katyreu7719/
Kaatoru7714/
Kotteru777/
Kotereu775/
Kaataru775/
Katairu774/
Koterus771/
Katirau771/
Cauteru771/
Catereu771/
Katirou771/
Kattiru771/
Kattoru771/
Caterau771/
Katarui771/
Kathoru771/
Ketaeru771/
Koteeru771/
Koterru771/
Koteureu7180/
Kouterou7148/
Casterou7116/
Catterou7115/
Kattaaru714/
Casterud714/
Kathaaru713/
Cauterou713/
Khattaru711/
Kattharu711/
Catterau711/
Kotterou711/
Khatarau711/
Khatharu711/
Kaithiru711/
Ka'atoru711/
Catherau711/
Catherup710/
Kotaru671,791/
Kotoru67227/
Catiru6734/
Catîru6728/
Cataru6716/
Kathairut671/
Catheraut671/
Ketaru671/
Koutierou671/
Catheraux670/

Kateru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kateru in the Hindi language
कटेरूkateru-

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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 Kateru
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