Katimbe Surname

315,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Katimbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katimbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5751:29,7724,476
Zambia3241:48,9204,638
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Katimbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katimbe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katimbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 315,757th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,134,298 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katimbe reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 29,772. Aside from Malawi Katimbe occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katiembe9312/
Katimba866,461/
Katembe861,027/
Katumbe86394/
Katimbi8625/
Kathimba8062/
Khatimba8011/
Kathembe8011/
Kautumbe808/
Ketimbeu801/
Katimboa801/
Katuembe801/
Katuimba801/
Katumbea801/
Kotmbe7711/
Katmba772/
Khatumbee759/
Keutimbeu751/
Khathinbe751/
Katumbi718,973/
Catimba717,104/
Katemba714,190/
Kotimbi7196/
Kotumbe7115/
Kotembe715/
Katenbe713/
Katembi712/
Kotimba711/
Koutimba67420/
Kathumbi67323/
Kathemba67217/
Katumbay67155/
Khatumbi6711/
Kateemba676/
Kautemba675/
Kuitembe674/
Kaitumbi672/
Khatembi671/
Kotyombe671/
Koutimbi671/
Katembui671/
Koutumbe671/
Kautumbi671/

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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 Katimbe
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