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 surname Katania is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katania? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,092,155th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Katania are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Katania is also the 807,735th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 132 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.

Katania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Katania has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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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