Katengwa Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katengwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katengwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113

Katengwa (30) may also be a first name.

Katengwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katengwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katengwa? popularity and diffusion

Katengwa is the 1,202,518th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katengwa are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 45 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Katengwa is also the 1,911,214th most common first name on earth, held by 30 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 34 percent are found and Zambia, where 17 percent are found.

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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 Katengwa
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