Katente Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Katente Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Katente Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katente occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Katente.

How Common Is The Last Name Katente? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katente is the 1,994,173rd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Katente are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Katente is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 368,603. In Zambia Katente is most common in: Luapula Province, where 93 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent reside and Eastern Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katenthe93314/
Katenta86829/
Kotente86102/
Ketente866/
Catente861/
Katinte861/
Katnthe861/
Katentha80131/
Koutente8024/
Katinted809/
Kateenta803/
Katintet802/
Castente801/
Katintes801/
Katend77372/
Katint771/
Katnti771/
Koutentes7524/
Katintest751/
Kothiente751/
Katinta71208/
Kattentidt7144/
Katinti7125/
Keatint712/
Kotenti711/
Katintip6748/
Kostendt6741/
Kattinti6727/
Kathinti673/
Koutenti671/
Khatinti671/
Kottenti671/
Kothinte671/
Kattinty671/
Kattinta671/

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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 Katente
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