Katalama Surname
Approximately 738 people bear this surname
Katalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Tanzania | 275 | 1:192,515 | 16,538 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Katalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katalama (Marathi: कतलमा) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katalama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 458,119th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,874,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katalama live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 43,671. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katalamma | 94 | 57 | / |
| Kathalamma | 89 | 21 | / |
| Khatalamma | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kaatalamma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katallamma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katalami | 88 | 233 | / |
| Kotalama | 88 | 4 | / |
| Katelama | 88 | 2 | / |
| Katalame | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kautalamath | 84 | 24 | / |
| Kautalamadh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Katthalamma | 84 | 1 | / |
| Katalasmi | 82 | 9 | / |
| Kotaliama | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kathalami | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kotalamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kathalhammad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitaluoma | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kottalamma | 78 | 3 | / |
| Koutalamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Katelema | 75 | 70 | / |
| Catalamo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Catalami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katalemo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cataloma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kottalamath | 74 | 27 | / |
| Kotalamahas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Koitalamahe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khatelema | 71 | 34 | / |
| Katelemo | 63 | 198 | / |
| Castalome | 59 | 1 | / |
| Catelemo | 50 | 1 | / |
Katalama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katalama in the Marathi language | ||
| कतलमा | katalama | - |
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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 Katalama
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