Katavu Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Katavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Katavu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katavu (Hindi: कतावू, Marathi: कटावू) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katavu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Katavu reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.

Katavu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Katavu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katavau923/
Katavou922/
Kataavu921/
Kaitavu921/
Katauvu921/
Katavhu921/
Kautavau8610/
Kathavut861/
Katawu83104/
Katovu8322/
Catavu8316/
Katevu832/
Ketavu831/
Kaitabu77126/
Kataabu7778/
Kottavu776/
Katawut773/
Katawou772/
Kathovu771/
Kotahavu7121/
Koutavou719/
Katewu67338/
Kotevu67156/
Katobu6793/
Ketevu6722/
Katowu679/
Khatthavouth674/
Ketawu674/
Kathawuth671/
Kotovu671/
Kotawu671/

Katavu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katavu in the Hindi language
कतावूkatavu-
Katavu in the Marathi language
कटावूkatavu-

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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 Katavu
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