Nkatu Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nkatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2721:199,18321,377
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Zambia291:546,54923,344
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Nkatu (63) may also be a first name.

Nkatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkatu (Marathi: नकटु) occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nkatu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkatu is the 562,135th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. Nkatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkatu live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 63 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 199,183. In South Africa Nkatu is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Nkatu exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.

Nkatu Last Name Statistics demography

Nkatu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.56% less than the national average, earning R 129,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nkautu911/
Nkhatau8324/
Nkhathu8319/
Nkattou831/
Nkatouh831/
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Nkotu8021/
Ncatu809/
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Nketou735/
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Nkoteu732/
Ngqatu732/
Nkotou731/
Nkatoo731/
Nkoitu731/
Nqathu731/
Nkotuh731/
Nkohtu731/
Nkoutou67223/
Ngcathu6711/
Ngqathu678/
Nkgothu672/
Nkeuteu671/
Nkuiteu671/
Nkotheu671/
Nkeutou671/
Nkhothu671/
Nkqethu671/
Nkhathoo621/
Nqetu604/
Ncotu603/
Nkotoe5558/
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Nkatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkatu in the Marathi language
नकटुnakatu-

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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 Nkatu
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