Katatu Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Katatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
India121:63,922,115578,870
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Katatu (1,840) may also be a first name.

Katatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katatu (Hindi: कटटु, Marathi: कटटू) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katatu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Katatu reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Katatu is also the 177,820th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 1,840 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Aside from The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Katatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Katatu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Katatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katatu in the Marathi language
कटटूkatatu94.74
काततुkatatu5.26
Katatu in the Hindi language
कटटुkatatu80
कटटूkatatu20

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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 Katatu
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