Katiawa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Katiawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katiawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Katiawa (6) may also be a first name.

Katiawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katiawa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katiawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katiawa is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Katiawa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent given name globally It is held by 6 people.

The last name Katiawa is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Katiawa is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 50 percent reside and Western, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Katiawa exists in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katyawa86225/
Kathijabai711/
Katyowa711/
Katiova711/
Katiabo711/
Katjiova67116/
Katiabou6799/
Khatiova674/
Kastiova671/
Ketjaway671/
Katijave671/

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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
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  • 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 Katiawa
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