Katahwa Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Katahwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Katahwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katahwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katahwa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katahwa? popularity and diffusion
Katahwa is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Katahwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kamwenge District, where 26 percent reside, Sheema District, where 22 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 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 Katahwa
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