Kametu Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kametu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kametu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kametu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kametu (Russian: Камету) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kametu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Kametu live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Kametu is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 92 percent are found and Morobe, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamestu9222/
Kamethu924/
Kamoetu924/
Kameatu923/
Kameteu921/
Kammettu863/
Kamatu831,043/
Kamitu83765/
Kemetu8355/
Kamotu839/
Kamuitu7762/
Kammatu7759/
Kamatui7729/
Kamathu775/
Kemeteu772/
Camoetu771/
Kamothu771/
Kahmatu771/
Kametoo771/
Kamotui771/
Kamateu771/
Khamitu771/
Komethu771/
Kamattu771/
Kosmetou7144/
Koumeteu7111/
Gkamotou714/
Kammathu713/
Kahamatu712/
Koumetou712/
Kemeuteu711/
Kkhamatu711/
Kamiotou711/
Kamatheu711/
Kamadtou711/
Camatu67472/
Koumettou6778/
Komatu6755/
Kematu6730/
Kemotu6714/
Camitu6712/
Komotu6710/

Kametu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kametu in the Russian language
Каметуkametu-

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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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  • 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 Kametu
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