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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kathei is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Kathei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kathei live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kathei is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Kathei is most numerous in: Kirinyaga County, where 67 percent are found, Embu County, where 17 percent are found and Kitui County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found.
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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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