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 carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katakana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katakana is the 733,258th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. Katakana is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Katakana reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Katakana is also the 986,211th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 93 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Beside The DR Congo it 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
- 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 Katakana
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