Katonye Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Katonye Last Name Facts

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

Katonye is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Katonye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katonye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katonye reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Katonye is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Katonye is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Katonye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Katonye surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Katonye
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