Katakala Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katakala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katakala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2801:56,6075,194
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
India1411:5,440,180132,298
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Katakala (100) may also be a first name.

Katakala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katakala (Marathi: कातकला) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Katakala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katakala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 544,808th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Katakala reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 100 people.

Katakala is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 280 people, or 1 in 56,607. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 34 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and India, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katakala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katakala in the Marathi language
कातकलाkatakala-

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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
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  • 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 Katakala
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