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 occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Katahwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katahwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Katahwa is the 3,665,662nd most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Katahwa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kamwenge District, where 26 percent reside, Sheema District, where 22 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Katahwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Katahwa
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