Kathiru Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Kathiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kathiru (143) may also be a first name.

Kathiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kathiru is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathiru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kathiru is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kathiru live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kathiru is also the 772,378th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 143 people.

Kathiru is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 63 percent live, Gujarat, where 19 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 36 percent live and Oman, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaithiru931/
Katiru924/
Kathairut881/
Kathuru86404/
Katheru86398/
Katairu864/
Kothiru862/
Katirau861/
Kattiru861/
Katirou861/
Kaithuru8058/
Kauthuru804/
Kathuruh804/
Katthuru802/
Kaythuru801/
Kathiroo801/
Kaitheru801/
Katuru772,894/
Kateru7740/
Catiru7734/
Kothuru712,979/
Catirau71150/
Katerou7143/
Katturu7131/
Katyreu7119/
Kaaturu7116/
Kethuru7115/
Catireu7114/
Katereu7112/
Kauturu718/
Katuuru718/
Kotirut714/
Katteru713/
Kaituru712/
Khaturu711/
Cattiru711/
Katerut711/
Kotthuru67144/
Koothuru6755/
Kaaterud6730/
Kauterud6714/
Katerush678/
Kothuuru677/
Kateruha674/
Khothuru674/
Kettirou672/
Kothhuru672/
Catherau671/
Koithuru671/
Kothturu671/
Kothurru671/
Keitirou671/
Katergou671/
Khaterau671/
Kasterud670/
Catherup670/
Katterus670/

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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 Kathiru
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