Katapila Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Katapila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 107 | 1:148,130 | 10,678 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Katapila (28) may also be a first name.
Katapila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katapila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katapila occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katapila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katapila is the 1,478,479th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Katapila is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Katapila are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 148,130. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 36 percent live, Central Province, where 32 percent live and Southern Province, where 28 percent live. Besides Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kattapila | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kathapilay | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kathapilai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katapailay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Katapula | 88 | 198 | / |
| Katapili | 88 | 80 | / |
| Katopila | 88 | 7 | / |
| Catapila | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kathapailay | 84 | 89 | / |
| Kattapili | 82 | 13 | / |
| Kotapilay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Katepela | 75 | 63 | / |
| Kotapili | 75 | 12 | / |
| Katapeli | 75 | 8 | / |
| Katepula | 75 | 2 | / |
| Katopela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katapulo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Catapula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kotapula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kothapula | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kotapulla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kottapula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotapeli | 63 | 18 | / |
| Kothapeilli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kothapeli | 59 | 23 | / |
| Kottapeli | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kothapely | 59 | 3 | / |
| Khotopela | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kothapeeli | 56 | 2 | / |
| Kotopulo | 50 | 22 | / |
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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 Katapila
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