Katimbwa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katimbwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Katimbwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Katimbwa Demographics

Katimbwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Katimbwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katimbwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katimbwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Katimbwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katimbwa live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,430,521. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 47 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent live and Bungoma County, where 5 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Katimbwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatimbwa941/
Katembwa88274/
Katumbwa88108/
Katimbwe881/
Kautumbwa827/
Kathembwa825/
Katembwe751,695/
Katembua75322/
Katumpwa7546/
Katumbua7534/
Ketembwa751/
Katempwa751/
Katenbwa751/
Katmbue674/
Katembue632,369/
Katenbwe631/
Katembui631/
Katuembue591/
Katenbue501/
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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 Katimbwa
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