Kathanzu Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kathanzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathanzu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3401:135,82311,115

Kathanzu (101) may also be a first name.

Kathanzu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kathanzu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kathanzu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathanzu? popularity and diffusion

Kathanzu is the 818,364th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kathanzu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 101 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 135,823. In Kenya Kathanzu is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 56 percent live, Machakos County, where 28 percent live and Makueni County, where 15 percent live.

Kathanzu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kathanzu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathanju881/
Kathenzeu821/
Katansu801/
Katansus755/
Katanciu751/
Katansou751/
Kattanchu713/
Kotansu671/
Catangiu63158/
Catansus63156/
Kothamsu638/
Katõnsus631/
Kothachenchu601/
Kothamchu591/
Kotthachenchu571/
Kotachenchu536/
Ketonsou501/

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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 Kathanzu
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