Katapa Surname
Approximately 2,127 people bear this surname
Katapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| DR Congo | 431 | 1:171,414 | 17,546 |
| Zambia | 355 | 1:44,648 | 4,321 |
| Zimbabwe | 228 | 1:67,712 | 10,147 |
| India | 91 | 1:8,429,290 | 174,159 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Katapa (942) may also be a first name.
Katapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katapa (Hindi: कटपा, Marathi: कटपा) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katapa is the 196,943rd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,426,209 people. Katapa occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Katapa reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 263,269th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 942 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 941 people, or 1 in 18,192. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Zambia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katapa in the Hindi language | ||
| कटपा | katapa | - |
| Katapa in the Marathi language | ||
| कटपा | katapa | - |
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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 Katapa
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