Katuria Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katuria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katuria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
India271:28,409,829361,298
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katuria (29) may also be a first name.

Katuria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katuria (Hindi: कथुरिया, Oriya: କଟୁରିଆ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katuria? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. Katuria occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Katuria live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Katuria is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya it is most common in: West Pokot County, where 96 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Katuria is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Katuria Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katuria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katuria in the Hindi language
कथुरियाkathuriya-
Katuria in the Oriya language
କଟୁରିଆkaturi'a-

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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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  • 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 Katuria
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