Katambi Surname

74,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,1461:16,8282,168
DR Congo2,0591:35,8814,447
Zambia1,2251:12,9391,477
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katambi (693) may also be a first name.

Katambi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Katambi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Katambi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Katambi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katambi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,647th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,106,689 people. The last name Katambi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katambi reside; 49 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 314,062nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 693 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,146 people, or 1 in 16,828. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 30 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 29 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 19 percent reside.

Katambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Katambi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Katambi
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