Katomu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Katomu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katomu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Katomu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katomu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katomu? popularity and diffusion

Katomu is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Katomu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katomu are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Katomu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katoumou861/
Katamu83924/
Katumu83801/
Katemu83346/
Ketomu8313/
Kotomu834/
Kaitoumou801/
Kaitoimou801/
Katamou771,017/
Kaitemu77273/
Kaatamu778/
Kattamu778/
Katumou778/
Kathumu775/
Kaetemu775/
Koitomu773/
Katumus773/
Kateemu773/
Khatumu772/
Kaitamu771/
Katamau771/
Kaitumu771/
Kotomou771/
Khatamu771/
Kathamu771/
Kattumu771/
Kattemu771/
Katumuhe714/
Katahamu712/
Kattamou712/
Kotoumou711/
Kathumgu711/
Khathumu711/
Khatamou711/
Kattamui711/
Ketemu6722/
Kotamu6719/
Koutoumou678/
Kotumu677/
Ketamu673/
Kotemu672/
Kathamuth671/

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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 Katomu
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