Nkatha Surname

20,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkatha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkatha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya26,7321:1,728267
South Africa3961:136,81215,826
Zimbabwe1481:104,31214,575
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nkatha (4,698) may also be a first name.

Nkatha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkatha has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkatha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,039th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 266,904 people. The surname Nkatha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkatha reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nkatha is also the 99,947th most common first name on earth, held by 4,698 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 26,732 people, or 1 in 1,728. In Kenya Nkatha is mostly found in: Meru County, where 74 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 11 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Aside from Kenya Nkatha is found in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Nkatha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nkatha last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nkatha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.88% less than the national average, earning R 92,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhatha928/
Nkgatha922/
Nkataha921/
Nkata919,287/
Nkhata8377,979/
Nkatta83263/
Nkotha83254/
Nqatha83241/
Nketha8352/
N'Kata8323/
Nkatau8322/
Nkatah8314/
Nkauta8312/
Nkgata8312/
Ncatha8310/
Nkathi834/
Nkaata834/
Nkatho833/
Nkaita832/
Nkathe832/
Nkataa831/
Nkatoh831/
Nnkata831/
Nhkata831/
Nkadta831/
Nkhatho771,417/
Nkhotha77115/
N'Katta77106/
Nkgatho7767/
Ngqatha7757/
Ngcatha7734/
Nkhatau7724/
Nkattah777/
Nkgathi774/
Nkhathi773/
Nkhathe771/
Nkhetha771/
Nkcotha771/
Nkatouh771/
Nkateah771/
Nkahteh771/
Nkoutha771/
Nkgathe771/
Nkhatah771/
Nkate732,267/
Nkati73509/
Nqata73293/
Ncata7383/
Nkato7316/
Nkhathoo711/
Nkothe67304/
Nkotah67205/
Nkhato67161/
Nkaate67101/
Nkhati6772/
Ngqata6747/
Nkhate6736/
Nketho6735/
Nkgato6727/
Nketah6724/
Nkgate6719/
Nkatio6716/
Nkotho677/
Nkatte676/
Nkothi675/
Nkatou675/
Nkaato674/
Ncathi674/
Nqetha674/
Nkgati674/
Nkaite674/
Nkaity673/
Nqathi673/
Ngkati672/
Nqathe672/
Nkhaty672/
Nkaito672/
Ncathe671/
Nkahte671/
Ngcata671/
N'Kato671/
Nqaita671/
Ncasta671/
Nkqati671/
Nketoh671/
Nkatie671/
Nkatti671/
Nqatho671/
Nqotha671/
Nkatei671/
Nkatje671/
Nkatoo671/
Nkatto671/

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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 Nkatha
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