Katheka Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Katheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
Katheka (10) may also be a first name.
Katheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katheka is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Katheka.
How Common Is The Last Name Katheka? popularity and diffusion
Katheka is the 1,202,518th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name Katheka is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Katheka are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Katheka is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi Katheka occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 31 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.
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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 Katheka
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