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

The last name Katekwe occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Katekwe is the 1,052,587th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. Katekwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katekwe reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Katekwe is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

Katekwe is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 115,211. In Zimbabwe Katekwe is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 57 percent are found, Harare Province, where 28 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

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
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