Katamwa Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Katamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 390 | 1:135,748 | 12,597 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Katamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katamwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katamwa? popularity and diffusion
Katamwa is the 734,496th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katamwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Katamwa is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 135,748. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaytamwad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Katemwa | 86 | 78 | / |
| Katanwa | 86 | 24 | / |
| Katamwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katamua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katainwa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kaytamba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kautemwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kotamwad | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kataamba | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kathamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kathanwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaitamva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katambah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kauthemwa | 75 | 33 | / |
| Kaitambah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaytamvad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katanwass | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katahanwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Catamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kotomwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katanua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Catambay | 67 | 928 | / |
| Katamboi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kautambe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Katamboy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kathambo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kotambha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kataambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaitambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kattambo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kottamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keitamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kattamui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katamwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis