Kateka Surname
Approximately 1,959 people bear this surname
Kateka Surname Definition:
Kateka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: leader.
Kateka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Zambia | 522 | 1:30,364 | 3,127 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Tanzania | 316 | 1:167,537 | 14,797 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Kateka (286) may also be a first name.
Kateka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kateka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: leader.
Kateka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kateka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kateka (Arabic: كاتيكا, Hindi: कतेका, Marathi: काटेका, Russian: Катека) is most common in Malawi. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kateka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 210,655th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,720,034 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kateka reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kateka is also the 523,065th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 286 people.
Kateka is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Excluding Malawi it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kateka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kateka in the Hindi language | ||
| कतेका | kateka | - |
| Kateka in the Marathi language | ||
| काटेका | kateka | 50 |
| काटेकर | katekara | 50 |
| Kateka in the Russian language | ||
| Катека | kateka | - |
| Kateka in the Arabic language | ||
| كاتيكا | katyka | - |
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Footnotes
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