Katuku Surname

102,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,4051:19,2022,249
DR Congo1,6211:45,5775,523
India2201:3,486,66199,274
Uganda1941:201,23316,122
Zambia781:203,20413,208
Tanzania281:1,890,77247,703
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Katuku (992) may also be a first name.

Katuku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katuku (Hindi: कतुकु, Marathi: कटकु) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katuku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,828th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,591,862 people. The last name Katuku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Katuku are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 255,582nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 992 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,405 people, or 1 in 19,202. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 57 percent are found, Machakos County, where 17 percent are found and Makueni County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Katuku Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathuku92547/
Katuuku9216/
Katukut9211/
Kattuku928/
Katukui922/
Katukau921/
Kgatuku921/
Kathukui864/
Katoukou861/
Katiku831,663/
Katoku83307/
Kotuku836/
Ketuku833/
Catuku831/
Katucu831/
Katauskus801/
Kaitoku7763/
Kuituku7741/
Kathiku772/
Kethuku771/
Khatukoe711/
Khatieku711/
Kotoku672,986/
Ketiku67343/
Koutoukou6764/
Kotiku6734/
Catiku673/
Katocu671/
Kattoucou671/
Koutougkou631/
Kouttoukou631/
Keitoku62567/
Koitiku625/
Kotokui621/
Katokou621/
Koutoku621/
Kotokó501/

Katuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katuku in the Hindi language
कतुकुkatuku-
Katuku in the Marathi language
कटकुkataku-

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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 Katuku
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