Katongo Forename
105,948th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 4,272 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia
Katongo Forename Definition:
Katongo is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an ancestral spirit.
Katongo Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 53% | 3,863 | 1:4,104 | 614 |
| DR Congo | 70% | 185 | 1:399,068 | 14,867 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 103 | 1:178,441 | 8,271 |
| Ivory Coast | 83% | 26 | 1:887,536 | 27,283 |
| Botswana | - | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Zimbabwe | 67% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| United States | - | 16 | 1:22,658,561 | 177,713 |
| England | 100% | 14 | 1:3,971,637 | 39,412 |
| South Africa | 67% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Sweden | - | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
Katongo (50,861) may also be a surname.
Katongo Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Katongo is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an ancestral spirit.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Katongo is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the adventurous person/spirit.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Katongo is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a small island that is not submerged during the annual flooding of the Lozi plains.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Katongo is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: only child.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Katongo is a given name of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: wanderer.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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