Katega Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Katega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 222 | 1:238,476 | 19,490 |
| Uganda | 118 | 1:330,841 | 22,179 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Katega (298) may also be a first name.
Katega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Katega (Marathi: काटेगा) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katega is the 652,085th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Katega reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Katega is also the 510,666th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 298 people.
The last name Katega is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 238,476. In Tanzania Katega is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 38 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 33 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katega in the Marathi language | ||
| काटेगा | katega | - |
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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 Katega
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