Katemwa Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Katemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Katemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katemwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Katemwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Katemwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,136,387th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katemwa reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Besides The DR Congo Katemwa occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kautemwa | 93 | 6 | / |
| Katemwad | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kauthemwa | 88 | 33 | / |
| Katemwe | 86 | 1,100 | / |
| Katamwa | 86 | 394 | / |
| Katimwa | 86 | 129 | / |
| Katemua | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kateemba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kathemua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Catemba | 71 | 36 | / |
| Katimua | 71 | 7 | / |
| Katimwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Katembi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Catimwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katamua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotomwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kateembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katuimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katemboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katembui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katemmbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaitamva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kattembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kathimbah | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kauthembi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Catimba | 57 | 7,104 | / |
| Catembo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Kotembi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Catimbau | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Katemwa
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