Katawi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Katawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katawi (45) may also be a first name.

Katawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katawi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 27 percent of Katawi reside; 27 percent reside in Northern Europe and 23 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 23 percent are found and Benin, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatawi92130/
Kattawi9215/
Kataiwai86158/
Khastawi86100/
Khattawi862/
Kaitawai861/
Khathawi861/
Kathawai861/
Kattawit861/
Katawa834,300/
Qatawi83901/
Katavi83304/
Katawy83183/
Katawe8348/
Kotawi8332/
Catawi8325/
Katowi831/
Khatthawi802/
Kaitthawi801/
Kaetavi772,528/
Qattawi771,637/
Kathawe77199/
Kathavi77122/
Kattawy77122/
Khatavi77117/
Kathawa7797/
Kastavi7778/
Keitawi7758/
Katovai7739/
Katawea7723/
Khatawe7720/
Kataiwa7716/
Catawid7715/
Katawee7714/
Katajwa7711/
Katabei7710/
Kastawe779/
Katauwa775/
Kaatabi774/
Kataiva774/
Katawet774/
Khatawa773/
Katavie773/
Kataywa772/
Keatavi772/
Kattavi771/
Kattawa771/
Ketawai771/
Kaitawa771/
Catawie771/
Kastawy771/
Katavich71170/
Qashtawi7174/
Kkaetavi7172/
Kathaviy7163/
Khatavai7157/
Katowich7145/
Katouwai7112/
Kataihwa719/
Katajjwa717/
Katabaai716/
Khothawi714/
Khatawee714/
Kattawee713/
Kathawer712/
Kathaway711/
Kaitowai711/
Khatgawe711/
Khatowai711/
Katavais711/
Katawaja711/
Kataavyi711/
Khataboi711/
Khatavid711/
Khathabi711/
Kahttabi711/
Kaetavie711/
Kahatabi711/
Ka'atabi711/
Katahabi711/
Khathawa711/
Kadtawee711/
Kottawit711/
Koedtawi711/
Keadtawa711/
Katave672,357/
Koetthawi671,130/
Katava67673/
Qatawy67437/
Katewe67308/
Kotavi67116/
Catawe6779/
Ketavi6767/
Katowe6736/
Qatabi6731/
Kostawich6727/
Ketawy6721/
Kotawe6714/
Catavi6713/
Qatavi6712/
Koedthawi6712/
Kataby679/
Catabi679/
Khataibeh678/
Keattawee677/
Khathawee675/
Kaittawee674/
Keadtawee674/
Kotawa673/
Catawa672/
Katevi672/
Kaithavis671/
Kaithawaj671/
Catowi671/
Kotewi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Katawi
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