Nakutan Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nakutan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakutan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3031:152,40912,099
Uganda2271:171,97914,553

Nakutan (18) may also be a first name.

Nakutan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakutan is most common in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakutan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 589,215th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakutan live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 18 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 152,409. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 43 percent are found.

Nakutan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nakutan last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakuutan9323/
Nakuthan931/
Nakitan862/
Nakuton861/
Nakotan861/
Naakkuttan821/
Noukoutan751/
Nacauttan751/
Nakoton711/
Nokhitan673/
Nhacutone634/
Noukouton631/

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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 Nakutan
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