Katende Surname

12,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Katende Surname Definition:

Katende is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: heel.

Katende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21,9131:1,782260
DR Congo21,0901:3,503384
Tanzania5511:96,0839,553
Zambia4051:39,1363,905
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England891:626,04636,944
Kenya771:599,73928,092
United States751:4,832,786249,377
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
France501:1,328,454133,611
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Congo91:554,34412,633
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Katende (1,773) may also be a first name.

Katende Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Katende is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: heel.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Katende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katende is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katende? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,568th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 163,237 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Katende live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,705th most frequent given name globally It is held by 1,773 people.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 21,913 people, or 1 in 1,782. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent live, Kampala District, where 15 percent live and Mukono District, where 7 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Katende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Katende surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Katende surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Katende earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.2% more than the national average, earning R 314,148 per year; in United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $32,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kateende9313/
Katendde9312/
Kathende938/
Kattende937/
Khatende932/
Katennde932/
Katendee932/
Kaetende931/
Katendey931/
Kataende931/
Katenda864,942/
Katendi863,493/
Catende863,187/
Katinde86367/
Ketende8633/
Kotende8621/
Katemde863/
Katendj861/
Kaitenda8035/
Katuendi8027/
Katendoy808/
Castende801/
Kotendje801/
Katendij801/
Katendha801/
Ketendeu801/
Katindie801/
Kateenda801/
Kastendeich7813/
Katnda773/
Castendet75170/
Castendea751/
K'Otiende751/
Kattinder750/
Catenda714,539/
Katindi711,673/
Katinda711,471/
Kotenda7123/
Catendi716/
Catinde711/
Kotinde711/
Cotende711/
Kathindi67641/
Katindoy6774/
Khatindi6724/
Catendoy6710/
Kattinda672/
Koutenda671/
Catuendi671/
Catienda671/
Keitinde671/
Cottende671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Katende
  • 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