Katchelewa Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Katchelewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 636 | 1:116,163 | 12,690 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Katchelewa (247) may also be a first name.
Katchelewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katchelewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katchelewa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katchelewa? popularity and diffusion
Katchelewa is the 503,825th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,177,218 people. Katchelewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Katchelewa live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 567,531st most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 247 people.
Katchelewa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 116,163. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kachelewa | 95 | 2,306 | / |
| Katcelewa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Katshelewa | 90 | 383 | / |
| Kacelewa | 89 | 27 | / |
| Katshielewa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katselewa | 84 | 21 | / |
| Kachilewa | 84 | 5 | / |
| Kacheleva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kocheleva | 74 | 103 | / |
| Kachelebo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khocheleva | 70 | 2 | / |
| Kadzielewa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kozheleva | 63 | 10 | / |
| Kozheleeva | 60 | 8 | / |
| Khotcholava | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kozeleva | 56 | 18 | / |
| Kaziliwa | 56 | 5 | / |
| Kozelieva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Katsiliva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kouzeleva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Katsilivas | 50 | 19 | / |
| Koutzileva | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Katchelewa
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