Katebwa Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

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

Katebwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katebwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Katebwa (29) may also be a first name.

Katebwa Last Name Facts

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

Katebwa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katebwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Katebwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katebwa reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Katebwa is also the 1,951,561st most common first name in the world, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kateebwa934/
Kateebwaa881/
Katabwa86723/
Katebwe86262/
Katebua86213/
Katibwa8653/
Katobwa8611/
Kathebwe80575/
Kathobwa80157/
Kathabwa80105/
Katobwau8034/
Kataabwa802/
Katempwa801/
Kaitabwa801/
Katabua711,254/
Katopwa71504/
Katepwe71171/
Katibwe71136/
Katebue71109/
Katipwa7121/
Katibba7114/
Katobua711/
Katabwo711/
Ketibwa711/
Kativwa711/
Kotobwa711/
Ketobwau6738/
Katipwai675/
Kathebue671/
Katevuo578/
Kotapwa571/
Khatibbe531/

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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 Katebwa
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