Katapi Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Katapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1411:109,49115,099
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
India261:29,502,515369,827
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Katapi (319) may also be a first name.

Katapi Last Name Facts

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

Katapi (Arabic: كتابي, Oriya: କାତପି) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katapi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Katapi is the 758,524th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Katapi are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Katapi is also the 491,536th most frequent forename globally, held by 319 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 109,491. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 40 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kataipi9224/
Katapai9213/
Kathapi9210/
Katahpi921/
Khathapi861/
Katapa832,127/
Katape83355/
Katopi83159/
Catapi8325/
Katepi8319/
Ketapi8311/
Kotapi831/
Khatape77247/
Katappa7748/
Katapea7722/
Kotapiš7713/
Kottapi7711/
Kothapi7710/
Kaitape774/
Kathapa773/
Katopyi771/
Catapie771/
Kaitapa771/
Katahpa771/
Katapay771/
Khatapa771/
Kathape771/
Kotapish7181/
Kattappa7116/
Ckatapea713/
Khattapy711/
Kadtapha711/
Koetaphi711/
Kataaipa711/
Khathape711/
Kahatape711/
Kathappa711/
Kotapich710/
Katope67521/
Katopa67303/
Catape67192/
Katepe67160/
Khattapha6782/
Kotape6746/
Catapa6743/
Kotopi6718/
Ketape676/
Kotapa675/
Kotepi673/
Katopé673/
Ketepi673/
Khatapych671/

Katapi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katapi in the Oriya language
କାତପିkatapi-
Katapi in the Arabic language
كتابيktaby-

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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 Katapi
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