Kataza Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kataza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kataza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2791:189,75516,339
Uganda2151:181,57815,102
Zimbabwe881:175,43521,257
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kataza (85) may also be a first name.

Kataza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kataza is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kataza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kataza is the 496,702nd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kataza live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 85 people.

Kataza is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 189,755. In Tanzania Kataza is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 46 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 34 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

Kataza Last Name Statistics demography

Kataza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.5% less than the national average, earning R 98,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katazza9271/
Katazas9216/
Khataza929/
Katarza923/
Kataaza923/
Kathaza922/
Katadza921/
Katazai921/
Kajtaza921/
Kajtazaj86523/
Khathaza8615/
Katazhat861/
Katazo83587/
Katazi83313/
Kateza83233/
Katasa83156/
Kataca83151/
Kataze838/
Cataza833/
Ketaza832/
Katoza831/
Qataza831/
Khatarzai801/
Kajtazi772,705/
Katasai77354/
Katedza77202/
Kauteza7748/
Kottaza7735/
Katatsa7734/
Katarzy7724/
Katacay7722/
Katorza7721/
Kataasa7717/
Kataisa7716/
Katajja7713/
Katacha777/
Katazzi777/
Katadja776/
Kataesa774/
Kataaca773/
Qatazap772/
Kataagi772/
Kataasi772/
Kataizi772/
Katooza772/
Kateeza772/
Katajat771/
Kaytazi771/
Katauca771/
Kgatazo771/
Katasay771/
Katgazi771/
Kataazo771/
Katahsa771/
Kataica771/
Kataija771/
Katajay771/
Khatazo771/
Kotarza771/
Kotazia771/
Kathasa771/
Kaitadzhai751/
Kaytazci7167/
Khathazo7139/
Kateedza7124/
Kata'asi7112/
Kaitazis715/
Katatcha714/
Castaaza714/
Katadzhi713/
Khateeza712/
Kateacha712/
Katachai712/
Kataisah711/
Khataija711/
Khatazod711/
Kateizai711/
Kataitsa711/
Khatasau711/
Gkatagia711/
Khateiza711/
Khathasa711/
Kathacia711/
Kathaija711/
Kattajai711/
Katagi677,682/
Katase673,965/
Katasi671,519/
Katozi67922/
Katesa67374/
Ketasa67362/
Katosa67343/
Kataso67212/
Kataji67154/
Kgathatsa67128/
Katage67116/
Catazo6799/
Kotasa6764/
Kotazo6749/
Katozo6727/
Cataca6723/
Kathhasoz6716/
Khataisay6714/
Kataci6713/
Kotaca6712/
Katoja676/
Kotoza675/
Kotača673/
Katezo673/
Katoze672/
Cateza672/
Kataje672/
Keteza672/
Khatarzei671/
Katoca671/
Katace671/
Khatachay671/
Khathatsa671/
Khatoosaz671/
Kotazi671/
Gkatagias671/
Catazi671/
Khathasap671/
Kattachai671/
Koteza670/

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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 Kataza
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