Kataba Surname
Approximately 2,044 people bear this surname
Kataba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 636 | 1:116,163 | 12,690 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Zambia | 301 | 1:52,658 | 4,911 |
| Uganda | 259 | 1:150,731 | 13,344 |
| Japan | 123 | 1:1,039,384 | 20,447 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kataba (261) may also be a first name.
Kataba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kataba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kataba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺗﺎﺑﺎ, Hindi: कताबा, Marathi: कतबा) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kataba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 203,556th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,565,336 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kataba reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 261 people.
Kataba is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 116,163. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 31 percent are found and Zambia, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kataba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kataba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺗﺎﺑﺎ | kataba | - |
| Kataba in the Hindi language | ||
| कताबा | kataba | - |
| Kataba in the Marathi language | ||
| कतबा | kataba | 80 |
| कातबा | kataba | 13.33 |
| कटाबा | kataba | 6.67 |
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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 Kataba
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