Nthatu Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nthatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2161:213,79615,228
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nthatu (155) may also be a first name.

Nthatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nthatu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,115,011th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthatu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nthatu is also the 738,219th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 155 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 213,796. In Kenya Nthatu is most prevalent in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 50 percent reside, Makueni County, where 43 percent reside and Meru County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Nthatu is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthathu927/
Ntatu91563/
Ntathu8397/
Ntatuh8339/
Ntatou8318/
Ntaatu838/
N'Tatu831/
Ntatui831/
Nthauthau807/
Ntetu73109/
Ntotu7348/
Ntetou672/
N'Tetu671/
Ntoutu671/
Nteteu671/
Nteutu671/
Ntoutou62663/
Nteutou621/
N'Teytou577/

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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 Nthatu
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