Katsimu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Katsimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Katsimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katsimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katsimu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katsimu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Katsimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katsimu reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Katsimu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 87 percent reside, Gombe, where 7 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katshimu | 93 | 397 | / |
| Katshiemu | 88 | 27 | / |
| Katsemu | 86 | 97 | / |
| Katshemu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Katchimu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kazimu | 77 | 403 | / |
| Kacimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kadzimu | 71 | 256 | / |
| Kachimu | 71 | 49 | / |
| Kazhimu | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kacuimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachimou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ketshemu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khachimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kotchimou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kazemu | 62 | 62 | / |
| Cacimu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kachemu | 57 | 122 | / |
| Kazeemu | 57 | 29 | / |
| Quazimu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kazzemu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Cachimu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kazehemu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hqachimou | 50 | 2 | / |
| Kouchimou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Katsimu
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