Katania Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Katania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France31:22,140,907385,998
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Katania (132) may also be a first name.

Katania Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katania occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Katania.

How Common Is The Last Name Katania? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Katania live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 132 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Greece, where 2 percent reside.

Katania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Katania has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Katania last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Katania Last Name Statistics demography

Katania earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning $27,696 USD per year.

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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 Katania
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