Katambika Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Katambika Surname Definition:

Katambika is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a public entertainer.

Katambika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Zambia641:247,65515,017
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Katambika Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Katambika is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a public entertainer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Katambika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katambika is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katambika? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 588,441st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katambika live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 38,557. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

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