Katapu Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Katapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Katapu (10) may also be a first name.
Katapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katapu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Katapu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katapu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katapu is the 576,198th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname Katapu occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Katapu are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Katapu is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
Katapu is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Excluding Ghana it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitapu | 92 | 305 | / |
| Kattapu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Khatapu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaithapu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kaethapu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kaitapus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katepu | 83 | 293 | / |
| Kotapu | 83 | 159 | / |
| Catapu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khatapouz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kottapu | 77 | 611 | / |
| Kothapu | 77 | 316 | / |
| Kuitapu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Katopau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kethapu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kateepu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kotaapu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kattepu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Katepou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kathepu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koutapu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotapus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khatapoush | 75 | 6 | / |
| Khotaphu | 71 | 94 | / |
| Kotthapu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khotaput | 71 | 4 | / |
| Catapult | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kothappu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kottaput | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgottapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kothapuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kottaapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kottapuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cattapus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotopu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kotthaapu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khotaphut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koththapu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotopeu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kottepu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kotepui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cotaipu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cautepu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ketepou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Koutoupou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Costaphus | 53 | 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 Katapu
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