Naketu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Naketu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naketu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Naketu (6) may also be a first name.

Naketu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naketu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Naketu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naketu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Naketu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Naketu live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 6 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kibuku District, where 50 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 50 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naiketu92343/
Nakketu92252/
Nakatu83110/
Nakitu8314/
Nakotu8311/
Noketu835/
Noiketu77234/
Nokketu77172/
Nakistu773/
Nakitus771/
Nakhatu771/
Nakotuh771/
Nokethu771/
Nakaitu771/
Nakateu771/
Naikatu771/
Nooketu771/
Nouketou7116/
Nakituha716/
Nekethou711/
Nnachetu711/
Nakottou711/
Necatu676/
Naagchettu631/
Nekituh621/
Nachitu621/
Nakitoo621/
Nokhothu571/

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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 Naketu
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