Katiwa Surname

137,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9701:15,5491,865
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zambia331:480,30121,871
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Katiwa (1,151) may also be a first name.

Katiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katiwa is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,142nd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,229,289 people. Katiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Katiwa are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 234,520th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,151 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,970 people, or 1 in 15,549. In Kenya Katiwa is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 62 percent live, Machakos County, where 16 percent live and Makueni County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.

Katiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Katiwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kataiwa9216/
Katiwai9214/
Katiwah926/
Katihwa924/
Katiwat923/
Kaitiwa923/
Kautiwa921/
Kathiwa921/
Khatiwad86448/
Kataiwai86158/
Khatiwat8663/
Kataihwa869/
Kateihwa863/
Kastiwah862/
Katiehwa861/
Khathiwa861/
Kathiw'a861/
Khatiwah861/
Kativa837,135/
Katewa83962/
Katywa83885/
Katuwa83826/
Ketiwa83153/
Catiwa8362/
Kotiwa834/
Katiwi833/
Katiwo831/
Katiwe831/
Khattiwat807/
Kaittiwat803/
Khatiwath801/
Khatywa77495/
Khatuwa77277/
Katieva77227/
Kateiva77128/
Kautewa7771/
Katewat7752/
Katajwa7711/
Cataiwa7710/
Kathuwa7710/
Katiwie778/
Kativga777/
Khetiwa776/
Khatewa775/
Khatjwa775/
Kataiva774/
Katiwop774/
Kaituwa774/
Khotiwa774/
Keatewa774/
Kathywa774/
Kativad773/
Kahtewa773/
Kattiba773/
Kathewa773/
Khativa772/
Kataywa772/
Katuwai772/
Kotiwat772/
Katieua771/
Katehwa771/
Katewea771/
Khatiwe771/
Kotoiwa771/
Katyowa771/
Katiova771/
Katuway771/
Kaitewa771/
Kaitiba771/
Kadtuwa771/
Koutiwa771/
Kgatiwe771/
Katuhwa771/
Katywai771/
Kateway770/
Kathivay7149/
Khatieva7128/
Khethiwa7127/
Khativay7124/
Kathewad7114/
Kastewad7113/
Katheiba719/
Kateivas718/
Katajjwa717/
Kattieva715/
Khatiova714/
Kathivad714/
Kattivad712/
Kaytieva711/
Kattewad711/
Kathibah711/
Khatiwod711/
Caitiwai711/
Kativaai711/
Katiwoue711/
Khativat711/
Kahatiba711/
Khathiwe711/
Cativa6715,305/
Kateva67709/
Katuva67604/
Kotewa67312/
Katewe67308/
Khautieva67189/
Catiba6763/
Kativi6753/
Katuwo6752/
Ketewa6740/
Kotywa6730/
Kotiva6729/
Khaytieva6723/
Kativo6722/
Kative6720/
Qatiba6718/
Katewo678/
Ketiwo674/
Qatiwi674/
Keattewat674/
Kauthewad672/
Khativadh672/
Katevi672/
Kotuwa672/
Kativy671/
Kotiwe671/
Catuwa671/
Katywe671/
Qatywa671/
Keittiwat671/

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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 Katiwa
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