Kenatu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kenatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kenatu (45) may also be a first name.

Kenatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenatu is found most in Ethiopia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Kenatu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenatu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kenatu is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 45 people.

It is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Outside of Ethiopia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keinatu921/
Kenastu921/
Kenhatu921/
Kenhateu861/
Keenattu861/
Kanatu83129/
Konatu8337/
Kinatu837/
Kenetu831/
Kenotu831/
Kanattu7727/
Khanatu7721/
Kinatou7716/
Kannatu778/
Konathu773/
Kanathu773/
Chenatu771/
Cenatou771/
Kinathu771/
Kinatau771/
Kanatau771/
Kannattu7115/
Kannathu716/
Kanaaytu711/
Kainautu711/
Kanhathui6761/
Konetu6714/
Canatu672/
Kanetu671/
Khanatauh671/

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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 Kenatu
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