Kathei Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kathei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kathei (22) may also be a first name.
Kathei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kathei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kathei is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kathei are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kathei is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 67 percent reside, Embu County, where 17 percent reside and Kitui County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Kathei is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Kathei
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