Katangaza Surname
Approximately 376 people bear this surname
Katangaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 341 | 1:114,485 | 11,078 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Katangaza (25) may also be a first name.
Katangaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katangaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katangaza is found most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katangaza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 760,012th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name Katangaza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Katangaza reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 25 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 114,485. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Ibanda District, where 24 percent live, Kamwenge District, where 24 percent live and Kiruhura District, where 11 percent live. Besides Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katangaaza | 95 | 15 | / |
| Kataangaza | 95 | 1 | / |
| Katagaza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Katangazi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katangaze | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katagasa | 82 | 11 | / |
| Katanaca | 82 | 3 | / |
| Katanasa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Catanaza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Castanaza | 78 | 99 | / |
| Katangozi | 78 | 8 | / |
| Katangozhi | 74 | 45 | / |
| Catagasa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Catanoza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoshtagaza | 70 | 1 | / |
| Castañaza | 67 | 1,340 | / |
| Katangoji | 67 | 177 | / |
| Khoshtaghaza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Costanaza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katongozi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castanoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caitanasay | 63 | 1 | / |
| Castagnazzo | 60 | 3 | / |
| Catanosa | 59 | 5 | / |
| Catanoja | 59 | 4 | / |
| Castañasa | 56 | 5 | / |
| Catangoje | 56 | 4 | / |
| Castañoza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Castagnaso | 53 | 5 | / |
| Castagnozzo | 50 | 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 Katangaza
- 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