Katenta Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katenta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katenta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4011:39,5263,921
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Uganda841:464,75327,435
South Africa651:833,50355,653
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Katenta (78) may also be a first name.

Katenta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katenta is most common in Zambia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katenta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katenta is the 418,906th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Katenta are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Katenta is also the 1,091,646th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 78 people.

It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 39,526. In Zambia it is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 49 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 36 percent reside and Southern Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Katenta exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.

Katenta Last Name Statistics demography

Katenta earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.45% less than the national average, earning R 70,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katentha93131/
Kateenta933/
Katinta86208/
Katente8688/
Katenthe80314/
Katginta801/
Kattinta801/
Katnti771/
Kostendta751/
Kotente71102/
Kattentidt7144/
Katinti7125/
Kathinthai714/
Catente711/
Katinto711/
Katnthe711/
Kotenti711/
Katinte711/
Catintay6769/
Katintip6748/
Kattinti6727/
Koutente6724/
Katinted679/
Kotentou674/
Kathinti673/
Katintet672/
Kothinta672/
Khatinti671/
Katintes671/
Khetinta671/
Castente671/
Koutenti671/
Kottenti671/
Katemtou671/
Kattinty671/
Kotentos671/

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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 Katenta
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