Katakwe Surname
Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname
Katakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 650 | 1:24,384 | 2,607 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Katakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katakwe is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katakwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katakwe is the 304,156th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,848,753 people. Katakwe is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Katakwe are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 24,384. In Zambia Katakwe is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 47 percent live, Luapula Province, where 18 percent live and North-Western Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katankwe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kataikwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katakw | 92 | 1 | / |
| Katokwe | 86 | 814 | / |
| Katakwa | 86 | 503 | / |
| Katekwe | 86 | 238 | / |
| Katakue | 86 | 113 | / |
| Kathagwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgatokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitagwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katankue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katagwa | 71 | 153 | / |
| Katague | 71 | 148 | / |
| Kotokwe | 71 | 105 | / |
| Katokwa | 71 | 42 | / |
| Katokue | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kataque | 71 | 3 | / |
| Katagbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kategwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katookwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Katangue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kataigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katonkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katanque | 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 Katakwe
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