Katengu Surname

287,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Katengu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katengu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8551:86,4099,889
Tanzania2471:214,33917,954
Zimbabwe1911:80,82811,815
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katengu (107) may also be a first name.

Katengu Last Name Facts

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

Katengu (Russian: Катэнгу) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Katengu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katengu? popularity and diffusion

Katengu is the 287,725th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,462,928 people. The surname Katengu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katengu live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 910,230th most common first name in the world, borne by 107 people.

The last name Katengu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 86,409. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathengu9330/
Katenu928/
Katheng'u886/
Katingu8630/
Katenui869/
Khatenu863/
Ketengu861/
Kateenu861/
Kautingu80221/
Katunguu80131/
Katenhus806/
Kating'u806/
Kothengu805/
Kathingu804/
Katengoo801/
Kautenhu801/
Kattingu801/
Katinu775/
Kotenu771/
Katkgu771/
Kauting'u754/
Katinguha753/
Khethengu751/
Katenhaus750/
Cateanu7152/
Katinhu719/
Katinou718/
Kotingu716/
Kotenou711/
Khatinu711/
Katoinu711/
Qetengu711/
Katenoo711/
Kotaingu6734/
Caiteanu6710/
Koutenou672/

Katengu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katengu in the Russian language
Катэнгуkatengu-

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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 Katengu
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