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
Katama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Katama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katama (Hindi: कातमा, Marathi: कातामा, Oriya: କତାମା, Russian: Катама) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Katama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 93,564th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,429,491 people. The surname Katama occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name internationally, borne by 1,211 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,947 people, or 1 in 15,670. In Kenya Katama is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 56 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 24 percent reside and Kwale County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya Katama occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Katama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name 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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- 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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