Katekwe Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Katekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
Zambia511:310,78317,285
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Katekwe (22) may also be a first name.

Katekwe Last Name Facts

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

Katekwe has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katekwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katekwe live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Katekwe is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 22 people.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 115,211. In Zimbabwe Katekwe is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 57 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katakwe861,246/
Katokwe86814/
Katekwa8632/
Katikwe869/
Kategwe861/
Kataikwe801/
Katyokwe801/
Kotokwe71105/
Kategwa7131/
Katikwa716/
Ketegwe716/
Kategue715/
Katigwe712/
Kateque711/
Kgaticwe6715/
Kathikwa679/
Kathagwe671/
Kgatigwe671/
Kaitagwe671/

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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 Katekwe
  • 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