Katunge Surname
Approximately 5,661 people bear this surname
Katunge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,815 | 1:9,591 | 1,229 |
| DR Congo | 404 | 1:182,870 | 18,550 |
| Tanzania | 401 | 1:132,024 | 12,342 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Katunge (1,511) may also be a first name.
Katunge Demographics
Katunge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Katunge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katunge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katunge (Marathi: काटुंगे) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katunge? popularity and diffusion
Katunge is the 85,247th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,287,325 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katunge reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Katunge is also the 199,883rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,511 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 4,815 people, or 1 in 9,591. In Kenya Katunge is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 34 percent live, Makueni County, where 29 percent live and Kitui County, where 17 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Katunge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Katunge surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katunge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katunge in the Marathi language | ||
| काटुंगे | katunge | - |
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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 Katunge
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