Katepa Surname

225,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia9171:17,2851,935
Tanzania6071:87,2188,826
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Katepa (118) may also be a first name.

Katepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katepa (Marathi: कटेपा) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katepa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 225,936th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,053,140 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Katepa are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Katepa is also the 859,937th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 118 people.

Katepa is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 917 people, or 1 in 17,285. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 45 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Zambia Katepa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katepga9225/
Kateppa927/
Kaitepa923/
Katiepa922/
Katepat921/
Katepad921/
Katepay921/
Katephat8661/
Katteppa869/
Katepaya861/
Khateepa861/
Katapa832,127/
Ketepa83522/
Katopa83303/
Katipa83261/
Katepe83160/
Katepo8333/
Katepi8319/
Kotepa835/
Catepa831/
Khautepad801/
Katipah7759/
Katappa7748/
Katapea7722/
Katepet7716/
Katepoo7713/
Katapai7713/
Kaetapa779/
Katopau778/
Koteppa777/
Koutepa774/
Katipay774/
Kathapa773/
Kotepat772/
Katepou772/
Catepay772/
Katahpa771/
Catiepa771/
Keteppa771/
Khatapa771/
Khatipa771/
Ketaepa771/
Katipat771/
Katuipa771/
Katapay771/
Kaitapa771/
Koutepas7130/
Kattappa7116/
Katepech719/
Ckatapea713/
Kotephat713/
Katephet711/
Kathappa711/
Ketteppa711/
Kataaipa711/
Khatipad711/
Caetaepa711/
Kadtapha711/
Kotepatt711/
Kettepha711/
Ketthepa711/
Khettepa711/
Khotepat711/
Katephoo711/
Ketapa67275/
Katopo67127/
Khattapha6782/
Ketipa6777/
Katapo6752/
Katipo6743/
Katipe6743/
Catapa6743/
Katepetch6718/
Katipi6717/
Kotopa6714/
Ketopa6712/
Catipa6710/
Cotepa676/
Kotapa675/
Ketepo675/
Kothepath674/
Kotteppad673/
Kotepi673/
Kotepe671/
Kotepo671/
Khatippat671/
Kotepy671/
Ketthepha671/
Katype671/
Catepe671/
Khetthepa671/

Katepa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katepa in the Marathi language
कटेपाkatepa75
काटेपाkatepa25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Katepa
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