Katamfya Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katamfya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katamfya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1481:107,0948,406
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Katamfya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katamfya is found most in Zambia. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katamfya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,295,379th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Katamfya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katamfya reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 107,094. In Zambia Katamfya is most frequent in: Central Province, where 44 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Katamfya exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katanfya88144/
Kitamfya8827/
Katamfua881/
Khatamf802/
Katamfu801/
Ktaomfa801/
Katamova7517/
Katanfia754/
Kaitamva751/
Katamavi751/
Khatamova7114,518/
Kattameva711/
Katamphai711/
Katamavou711/
Khatyamova6729/
Katamov6722/
Kadamav6712/
Katamvu678/
Kotamav673/
Kiatamphai671/
Ktmf671/
Kitomfa671/
Katemfu671/
Khatamieva671/
Khatamaova671/

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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 Katamfya
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