Katakana Surname
Approximately 395 people bear this surname
Katakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| India | 69 | 1:11,116,890 | 206,545 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Katakana (93) may also be a first name.
Katakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katakana (Oriya: କାଟାକାନା, Russian: Катакана) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katakana? popularity and diffusion
Katakana is the 733,258th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The surname Katakana occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Katakana live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 93 people.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katakanna | 94 | 5 | / |
| Katakanga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kattakana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kattakanna | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaatakaana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katakani | 88 | 48 | / |
| Katakane | 88 | 18 | / |
| Katokana | 88 | 10 | / |
| Katakena | 88 | 9 | / |
| Kotakana | 88 | 4 | / |
| Catakana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Katakona | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khatakanaph | 84 | 1 | / |
| Khatakane | 82 | 70 | / |
| Katakanyi | 82 | 21 | / |
| Katakonna | 82 | 3 | / |
| Khatakani | 82 | 2 | / |
| Katakouna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kathakhani | 78 | 5 | / |
| Kathakanyo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Katakagnou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Katokane | 75 | 76 | / |
| Kotakane | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ketacana | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kotakona | 75 | 2 | / |
| Katokona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katakeno | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katekena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kotakani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kotakhani | 71 | 12 | / |
| Quatekana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qathekana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaitakono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qhathekana | 67 | 1 | / |
Katakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katakana in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଟାକାନା | katakana | 80 |
| କଟକଣା | katakana | 20 |
| Katakana in the Russian language | ||
| Катакана | katakana | - |
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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 Katakana
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