Katagu Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Katagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Katagu (16) may also be a first name.

Katagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katagu (Hindi: कातगू, Marathi: कटगु) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Katagu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katagu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katagu is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Katagu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katagu live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 40 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 40 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katagu in the Hindi language
कातगूkatagu-
Katagu in the Marathi language
कटगुkatagu-

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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 Katagu
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