Katakwa Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Katakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| Tanzania | 133 | 1:398,057 | 28,212 |
| Zimbabwe | 99 | 1:155,942 | 19,667 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Katakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katakwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Katakwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Katakwa? popularity and diffusion
Katakwa is the 613,453rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Katakwa reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katankwa | 93 | 5 | / |
| Katakwad | 93 | 5 | / |
| Katakwe | 86 | 1,246 | / |
| Katagwa | 86 | 153 | / |
| Katokwa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Katekwa | 86 | 32 | / |
| Katakua | 86 | 9 | / |
| Katakwo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katookwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Katankwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kataikwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katankua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kataigwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotokwa | 71 | 1,111 | / |
| Katokwe | 71 | 814 | / |
| Katakue | 71 | 113 | / |
| Kategwa | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ketekwa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Katogwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Katagba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Katahangwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Katagua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Katangua | 67 | 112 | / |
| Castagwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kathagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgatokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitagwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katankue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katakwa
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