Kathumo Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kathumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1851:249,62117,012
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kathumo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kathumo is most common in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kathumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,244,200th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kathumo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kathumo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 249,621. In Kenya Kathumo is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 51 percent are found, Machakos County, where 45 percent are found and Makueni County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kathumo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katumo922,285/
Kathuma8636/
Katumou868/
Katumos861/
Katoumo861/
Khathuma809/
Katoumou801/
Katoumgo801/
Katuma773,410/
Katimo77164/
Kotumo7729/
Katomo7720/
Catumo772/
Ketumo771/
Katumhoit7561/
Kaitoumou751/
Kathima71171/
Katumha71139/
Kaitimo71132/
Koitumo7197/
Katuuma7141/
Kethuma7131/
Katouma7124/
Khatuma7114/
Kathoma714/
Katuema713/
Kaituma712/
Katimoh712/
Kothuma711/
Qathuma711/
Kahtuma711/
Kaithoma6739/
Katoumas6728/
Kattumga6726/
Koitumot679/
Khathima675/
Kaithima674/
Katuumga674/
Kotoumou671/
Kkattuma671/
Khatumah671/

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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 Kathumo
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