Katching Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Katching Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katching Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Katching (9) may also be a first name.

Katching Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katching is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Katching click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katching? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Katching occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Katching reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 9 people.

Katching is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Katching Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Katching has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Katching last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Katching
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