Kathuni Surname
Approximately 738 people bear this surname
Kathuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 692 | 1:66,734 | 6,395 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kathuni (22) may also be a first name.
Kathuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kathuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kathuni (Hindi: कथुनी) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathuni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 458,119th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,874,723 people. The surname Kathuni is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kathuni are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kathuni is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 22 people.
The last name Kathuni is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 692 people, or 1 in 66,734. In Kenya Kathuni is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 46 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 39 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kathuni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kathuni in the Hindi language | ||
| कथुनी | kathuni | - |
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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 Kathuni
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