Katishi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Katishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katishi (2,228) may also be a first name.

Katishi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katishi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Katishi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katishi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Katishi live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Katishi is also the 158,358th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 2,228 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Katishi is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and Limpopo, where 50 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 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 Katishi
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