Katawa Surname
Approximately 4,300 people bear this surname
Katawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,052 | 1:36,004 | 4,460 |
| Tanzania | 1,041 | 1:50,856 | 5,650 |
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Zimbabwe | 117 | 1:131,951 | 17,409 |
| Zambia | 80 | 1:198,124 | 13,036 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Katawa (148) may also be a first name.
Katawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katawa (Marathi: काटवा) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Katawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Katawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 108,290th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,694,778 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Katawa are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 757,758th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 148 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,052 people, or 1 in 36,004. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Malawi, where 21 percent live.
Katawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Katawa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Katawa surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katawa in the Marathi language | ||
| काटवा | katava | 75 |
| कटवा | katava | 25 |
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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 Katawa
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