Katenya Surname
Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname
Katenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 478 | 1:81,672 | 8,707 |
| Tanzania | 465 | 1:113,853 | 10,947 |
| Kenya | 174 | 1:265,402 | 17,619 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Katenya (92) may also be a first name.
Katenya Demographics
Katenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Katenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katenya is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Katenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 314,680th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,108,588 people. The surname Katenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katenya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Katenya is also the 992,070th most commonly held first name globally, held by 92 people.
Katenya is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 81,672. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 56 percent live, Mbale District, where 15 percent live and Bududa District, where 10 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 39 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.
Katenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathenya | 93 | 1,953 | / |
| Khatenya | 93 | 11 | / |
| Kateenya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kattenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katenja | 86 | 145 | / |
| Katinya | 86 | 90 | / |
| Katenha | 86 | 34 | / |
| Katenia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Katynya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khatinya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kathenja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotenyoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kathenia | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khatehnia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katinha | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kotynya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Categna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Catenia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Katynia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kotinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Catinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castegna | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gkatenio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khatinha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kautenho | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kathinja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cathenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Katesingnoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kattinha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katinias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Castenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cattenia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katenya
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