Kazetu Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kazetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kazetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia691:229,70914,265
England101:5,571,806158,774
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Kazetu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kazetu is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazetu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Kazetu is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kazetu are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kazetu is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 229,709. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 49 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 46 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kazatu8346/
Kasetu832/
Kadzitu77284/
Cazetou7710/
Kachetu779/
Kajejtu771/
Kasethu771/
Kazuitu771/
Kadzatu771/
Katsetou714/
Kadjetou712/
Catzettu711/
Katshetu711/
Kazistou711/
Kasitu673,073/
Kasatu67135/
Kagitu672/
Kajitu672/
Kesatu671/
Cazatu671/

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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 Kazetu
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