Katama Surname
Approximately 5,098 people bear this surname
Katama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,947 | 1:15,670 | 1,874 |
| Tanzania | 510 | 1:103,807 | 10,138 |
| Uganda | 364 | 1:107,251 | 10,546 |
| Niger | 324 | 1:59,235 | 2,840 |
| India | 227 | 1:3,379,143 | 97,272 |
| Indonesia | 201 | 1:657,956 | 51,506 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zambia | 74 | 1:214,188 | 13,668 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Katama (1,211) may also be a first name.
Katama Demographics
Average Katama Salary in
United States
$19,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Katama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katama (Hindi: कातमा, Marathi: कातामा, Oriya: କତାମା, Russian: Катама) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Katama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 93,564th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,429,491 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Katama reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Katama is also the 227,551st most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 1,211 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 2,947 people, or 1 in 15,670. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 56 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 24 percent are found and Kwale County, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Katama exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.
Katama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (92%) in Kenya.
Katama earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katama in the Hindi language | ||
| कातमा | katama | 75 |
| कतामा | katama | 25 |
| Katama in the Oriya language | ||
| କତାମା | katama | 74.14 |
| କାତାମା | katama | 8.62 |
| କତମା | katama | 4.31 |
| କଟାମା | katama | 4.31 |
| କାଟାମା | katama | 2.59 |
| ବୁକଟମା | bukatama | 1.72 |
| ଇକତାମା | ikatama | 1.72 |
| କାାମା | kaama | 0.86 |
| କଟମା | katama | 0.86 |
| ବୁକଟାମା | bukatama | 0.86 |
| Katama in the Marathi language | ||
| कातामा | katama | 50 |
| कतमााबाई | katamaaba'i | 50 |
| Katama in the Russian language | ||
| Катама | katama | - |
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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 Katama
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