Kataama Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Kataama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 154 | 1:253,502 | 18,774 |
| Japan | 16 | 1:7,990,268 | 43,922 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kataama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kataama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kataama (Oriya: କାତାଆମା) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kataama.
How Common Is The Last Name Kataama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,305,105th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kataama live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kataama is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 253,502. In Uganda Kataama is most prevalent in: Kabarole District, where 14 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Kataama is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 9 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kataama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kataama in the Oriya language | ||
| କାତାଆମା | kata'ama | 50 |
| କତଆମା | kata'ama | 50 |
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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 Kataama
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