Katunku Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Katunku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
Katunku (24) may also be a first name.
Katunku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katunku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katunku is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Katunku.
How Common Is The Last Name Katunku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,129,067th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katunku are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Katunku is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 24 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria Katunku is most common in: Kaduna, where 53 percent live, Plateau, where 26 percent live and Bauchi, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
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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 Katunku
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