Katangwe Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Katangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 90 | 1:176,110 | 12,058 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Katangwe (37) may also be a first name.
Katangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katangwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katangwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 699,651st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name Katangwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katangwe live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 37 people.
Katangwe is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Other than The DR Congo Katangwe occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katangwa | 88 | 353 | / |
| Katongwe | 88 | 343 | / |
| Katankwe | 88 | 4 | / |
| Katangue | 88 | 3 | / |
| Katamgwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kathangwi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kethangwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Katahangwa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Catangue | 75 | 172 | / |
| Katangua | 75 | 112 | / |
| Katonkwe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Katankwa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Katangui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Katanque | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katankue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katongwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katongue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Castangue | 71 | 5 | / |
| Catangui | 63 | 1,121 | / |
| Kotangui | 63 | 40 | / |
| Katahanguha | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kotongwa | 63 | 2 | / |
| Catangua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Catamgue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Katonkue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Castongue | 59 | 18 | / |
| Catanggui | 59 | 6 | / |
| Koutongue | 59 | 1 | / |
| Castongway | 56 | 5 | / |
| Kostoingue | 56 | 4 | / |
| Castanguay | 56 | 3 | / |
| Kostoïngue | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kotongui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Catanqui | 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 Katangwe
- 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