Kayete Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Kayete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kayete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kayete (Marathi: कायटे) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kayete.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayete? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kayete is the 1,565,797th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kayete are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kayete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kayete in the Marathi language | ||
| कायटे | kayate | 60 |
| काटोटे | katote | 20 |
| कयेटे | kayete | 20 |
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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 Kayete
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