Katebe Surname

31,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia12,6111:1,257173
DR Congo4,0841:18,0902,253
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
England511:1,092,51152,584
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Comoros11:749,524685
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Katebe (1,528) may also be a first name.

Katebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katebe occurs most in Zambia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katebe? popularity and diffusion

Katebe is the 31,503rd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 430,045 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katebe are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Katebe is also the 198,465th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,528 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 12,611 people, or 1 in 1,257. In Zambia Katebe is most common in: Luapula Province, where 44 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatebe92183/
Kateebe9223/
Kgatebe926/
Katebeh922/
Kathebe921/
Katebee921/
Katebea921/
Kataebe921/
Katebeth862/
Katheber861/
Kh'atebe861/
Khathebe861/
Khatiebe861/
Katabe835,430/
Kateba834,782/
Katebi834,699/
Katobe83176/
Katibe8397/
Kotebe8345/
Ketebe8323/
Kateby8310/
Catebe831/
Khatabe773,612/
Kateeba771,859/
Katibeh7742/
Katempe7732/
Kathobe7724/
Keitebe7722/
Katebha7717/
Khatibe7713/
Katabei7710/
Khateve779/
Khatebi778/
Kataabe775/
Khateba772/
Kathabe772/
Katteba772/
Katybeh772/
Katebyo771/
Keteube771/
Keutebe771/
Kateaba771/
Katieba771/
Katebio771/
Kateboa771/
Kaateba771/
Katabey771/
Kattibe771/
Kathibe771/
Kattabe771/
Khatiebi71130/
Khathibe7152/
Katheiba719/
Kautabea714/
Khatabeh713/
Khateeba712/
Khattabe712/
Kattabeh712/
Katteboi711/
Katybeth711/
Kotiebie711/
Khatevei711/
Khatybeh711/
Kataybeh711/
Keuteube711/
Katabi675,762/
Katiba674,478/
Katibi671,321/
Qatabe67293/
Katobi67289/
Kotobe67284/
Qatebi67238/
Katyba67103/
Kotabe6767/
Cateve6725/
Catibe6721/
Kative6720/
Khataybeh6718/
Koteba6714/
Kataby679/
Katiby679/
Khataibeh678/
Ketibe676/
Kotibe673/
Katemp672/
Ketabe672/
Catabe672/
Ketebi671/
Kotebi671/
Catobe671/
Khoshtebe671/
Catebi671/
Cateba671/
Katybi671/

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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 Katebe
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