Katumo Surname

185,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,1431:21,5492,473
Tanzania771:687,55339,898
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Katumo (896) may also be a first name.

Katumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katumo (Tibetan: ཀ་ཀྲུ་མོ།) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Katumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katumo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 185,485th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,189,298 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Katumo are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,411th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 896 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,143 people, or 1 in 21,549. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 37 percent are found, Makueni County, where 25 percent are found and Kitui County, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Katumo exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Katumo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Katumo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathumo92186/
Katumou928/
Katumos921/
Katoumo921/
Katoumou861/
Katoumgo861/
Katuma833,410/
Katimo83164/
Kotumo8329/
Katomo8320/
Catumo832/
Ketumo831/
Katumhoit8061/
Kaitoumou801/
Katumha77139/
Kaitimo77132/
Koitumo7797/
Katuuma7741/
Kathuma7736/
Katouma7724/
Khatuma7714/
Katuema773/
Katimoh772/
Kaituma772/
Kahtuma771/
Katoumas7128/
Kattumga7126/
Khathuma719/
Koitumot719/
Katuumga714/
Kotoumou711/
Kkattuma711/
Khatumah711/
Katoma672,333/
Katima671,797/
Ketuma67793/
Catimo67113/
Kotuma6794/
Kotomo6783/
Catuma6729/
Koutoumou678/
Kotimo673/
Kattumath673/
Catomo671/
Kaitoumma671/
Keuteumou671/
Khaitumma671/

Katumo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katumo in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ཀྲུ་མོ།katrumo-

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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 Katumo
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