Katafila Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Katafila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katafila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin271:382,80028,543
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641

Katafila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katafila is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Katafila.

How Common Is The Last Name Katafila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Katafila is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katafila live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Katafila is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 382,800. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Donga Department, where 96 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 4 percent reside. Barring Benin Katafila exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside.

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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 Katafila
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