Katego Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Katego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Katego (60) may also be a first name.

Katego Last Name Facts

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

Katego has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katego? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,082,743rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name Katego is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Katego live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Katego is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 60 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Katego is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 93 percent reside, Mara Region, where 3 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kateego925/
Katiego921/
Kateggo921/
Kathengo86154/
Kgathego8661/
Katega83463/
Katogo83278/
Katago83106/
Ketego8383/
Katigo8348/
Kgotego77101/
Kattago7743/
Kateega7742/
Khatogo7739/
Katoggo7739/
Khotego7724/
Kathigo779/
Katigho778/
Kataago777/
Katoigo774/
Kategga774/
Kathogo773/
Castego773/
Kategha772/
Katiega772/
Kettego771/
Kathega771/
Kadtogo771/
Kaatega771/
Kaatogo771/
Katigoz771/
Katohgo771/
Kattega771/
Catiego771/
Kathingo71278/
Kgothego7134/
Kathenga717/
Kattegat715/
Koutegou713/
Kattegas712/
Khateega711/
Kattegga711/
Kataga671,214/
Katiga6776/
Ketega6749/
Kotogo6715/
Katoga679/
Catago675/
Kattegaud673/
Catigo672/
Ketigo672/
Catega672/
Kotega672/
Katyga672/
Catogo671/
Kotigo671/
Cotego671/

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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 Katego
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis