Kateneka Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kateneka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kateneka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2421:65,4965,808
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kateneka (22) may also be a first name.

Kateneka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kateneka occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kateneka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,035,555th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kateneka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kateneka is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 65,496. In Zambia Kateneka is mostly found in: Central Province, where 60 percent live, Northern Province, where 17 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Zambia Kateneka is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katengeka942/
Katenekaa941/
Kateneke8811/
Katenaka881/
Katengeke821,941/
Katenyoka821/
Kateengeke782/
Kostenecka781/
Katanika7543/
Katanaka7525/
Koteneke753/
Katonoka751/
Katanoka751/
Katonika751/
Kasteinecke747/
Katanakha7158/
Katanaika7111/
Katanoika712/
Kostenecki677/

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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 Kateneka
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