Kataiwa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kataiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kataiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kataiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kataiwa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kataiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kataiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kataiwa live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buyende District, where 85 percent are found, Lira District, where 8 percent are found and Mbale District, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Kataiwa
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