Katanwa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Katanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Katanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katanwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katanwa is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Katanwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katanwa live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo Katanwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katainwa | 93 | 11 | / |
| Kathanwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katahanwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Katanwass | 88 | 1 | / |
| Katamwa | 86 | 394 | / |
| Kotanwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katanua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaytanbay | 75 | 9 | / |
| Khatanbaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaytamwad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katanvi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Katanve | 71 | 10 | / |
| Katonwe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kaithanvas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Katanbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotanba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katamwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotonwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khatanvi | 67 | 317 | / |
| Khatanve | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kathanvi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaytamba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kotamwad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Katahanguha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kataamba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kataambi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katambah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catanvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatanui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kathamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catanbay | 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
- 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 Katanwa
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