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 last name Katawi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katawi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 27 percent of Katawi live; 27 percent live in Northern Europe and 23 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Katawi is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 45 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 23 percent reside and Benin, where 10 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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