Kathuku Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kathuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5431:85,0467,772
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kathuku (145) may also be a first name.

Kathuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kathuku has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathuku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 575,362nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kathuku reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 766,399th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 145 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 85,046. In Kenya Kathuku is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 28 percent are found, Machakos County, where 28 percent are found and Makueni County, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Kathuku Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathukui934/
Katuku924,578/
Katuuku8616/
Katukut8611/
Kattuku868/
Kathiku862/
Katukui862/
Kgatuku861/
Kethuku861/
Katukau861/
Katoukou801/
Katiku771,663/
Katoku77307/
Kotuku776/
Ketuku773/
Catuku771/
Katucu771/
Katauskus751/
Kaitoku7163/
Kuituku7141/
Khatukoe671/
Khatieku671/
Koutoukou6364/
Kattoucou631/
Kotoku622,986/
Ketiku62343/
Kotiku6234/
Catiku623/
Katocu621/
Koutougkou591/
Kouttoukou591/
Keitoku57567/
Koitiku575/
Kotokui571/
Katokou571/
Koutoku571/
Kothokou531/

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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 Kathuku
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