Kathuru Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kathuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3831:120,57410,088
India211:36,526,923420,161

Kathuru (191) may also be a first name.

Kathuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kathuru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kathuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 721,185th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kathuru live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 657,437th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 191 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 120,574. In Kenya Kathuru is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 93 percent live, Embu County, where 2 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live.

Kathuru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaithuru9358/
Kathuruh934/
Kasthuru934/
Kauthuru934/
Katthuru932/
Kaythuru931/
Katuru922,894/
Kothuru862,979/
Katturu8631/
Kathiru8628/
Kaaturu8616/
Kethuru8615/
Katuuru868/
Kauturu868/
Katguru864/
Katauru863/
Kaituru862/
Katouru861/
Kathoru861/
Kayturu861/
Khaturu861/
Kotthuru80144/
Koothuru8055/
Kothuuru807/
Katourou806/
Khothuru804/
Kothhuru802/
Koithuru801/
Kothouru801/
Kothturu801/
Kothurru801/
Kaithiru801/
Koturu77763/
Keturu7727/
Katoru7711/
Caturu779/
Katiru774/
Qaturu771/
Kotthhuru751/
Kotturu713,071/
Katooru7123/
Kooturu7121/
Kosturu7118/
Kaatoru7114/
Kothoru717/
Cothuru717/
Khoturu713/
Kouturu712/
Kotuuru712/
Kothiru712/
Koşturu711/
Kattiru711/
Caturau711/
Kotutru711/
Katuroo711/
Kattoru711/
Koteureu6780/
Kothuroo6742/
Kothooru6723/
Kottuuru678/
Kaatooru674/
Kotturru673/
Cheaturu673/
Caituyru671/
Ka'atoru671/

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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 Kathuru
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