Katagwa Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Katagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 95 | 1:410,940 | 25,444 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
Katagwa (28) may also be a first name.
Katagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katagwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katagwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katagwa reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 410,940. In Uganda it is most common in: Kamuli District, where 39 percent live, Kampala District, where 15 percent live and Kibuku District, where 15 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kataigwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katakwa | 86 | 503 | / |
| Kategwa | 86 | 31 | / |
| Katogwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Katagba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Katagua | 86 | 2 | / |
| Katahangwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Katangua | 80 | 112 | / |
| Katakwad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Katankwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Castagwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kathagwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitagwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katongwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kathangwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Catagua | 71 | 2,760 | / |
| Katakwe | 71 | 1,246 | / |
| Katague | 71 | 148 | / |
| Kotagba | 71 | 48 | / |
| Katokwa | 71 | 42 | / |
| Katekwa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Katagui | 71 | 15 | / |
| Katakua | 71 | 9 | / |
| Katagbo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Katagbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katakwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotogwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katahanguha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Katookwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Katankwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Katangue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kotongwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Catangua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kataikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katankua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katagwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis