Katemba Surname

110,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0561:15,0091,710
DR Congo1,0331:71,5198,362
Malawi9671:17,7032,784
Uganda4051:96,3939,796
Tanzania2701:196,08016,774
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Zimbabwe1961:78,76711,570
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Katemba (179) may also be a first name.

Katemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katemba is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Katemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,882nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,739,271 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Katemba reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 179 people.

Katemba is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,056 people, or 1 in 15,009. In Zambia Katemba is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 28 percent are found, Muchinga Province, where 19 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Malawi, where 23 percent are found.

Katemba Last Name Statistics demography

Katemba earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 163.43% more than the national average, earning $113,667 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Katemba
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