Katensa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Katensa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katensa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Katensa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katensa (Marathi: काटसा) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katensa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Katensa reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Katensa is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Katensa is mostly found in: Kiruhura District, where 60 percent reside, Rakai District, where 20 percent reside and Kamwenge District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katensha9335/
Katenja86145/
Katenza8623/
Kotensa866/
Katensy865/
Katensi864/
Catensa863/
Katenso861/
Katense861/
Katienza804/
Katenshi802/
Kathenja801/
Catensia801/
Kaitensi801/
Kottensha751/
Katenge713,271/
Katenje711,258/
Catenza71843/
Katenzo7128/
Katengi716/
Katenzi711/
Catinsa711/
Catense711/
Katinza711/
Katinse711/
Khatenje671,913/
Catienza67748/
Kathenge67427/
Kaitenge67367/
Kathengi6763/
Kaatenje6744/
Kotencha6716/
Kautenge6713/
Khatenge678/
Katenchi677/
Kathinja674/
Cotensia673/
Castenza672/
Castense672/
Katendji671/
Katuinsi671/
Kotensis671/
Catinsai671/
Khatengi671/
Kathenzi671/

Katensa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katensa in the Marathi language
काटसाkatasa-

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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 Katensa
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