Katansha Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Katansha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Katansha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katansha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katansha is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katansha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katansha is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katansha reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,981,240. In Zambia Katansha is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 75 percent live, Luapula Province, where 13 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katansa | 93 | 91 | / |
| Katanshi | 88 | 14 | / |
| Katansih | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kathansia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Katanza | 80 | 79 | / |
| Katanja | 80 | 48 | / |
| Katanca | 80 | 46 | / |
| Katansi | 80 | 28 | / |
| Katamsa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Katonsa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kastanza | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kastansi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Katandja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Katamssa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kataanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katansou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katainsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khatangia | 71 | 20 | / |
| Khatanchi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Khatamsaz | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kastanjah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kastanjap | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khatanzad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kastanche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katangihe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaystanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katanje | 67 | 577 | / |
| Katangi | 67 | 399 | / |
| Katange | 67 | 253 | / |
| Katanzi | 67 | 203 | / |
| Katanji | 67 | 41 | / |
| Catanza | 67 | 34 | / |
| Cotansa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catanca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katanze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katonso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catanse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katamja | 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
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- 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 Katansha
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