Katjire Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Katjire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 502 | 1:4,800 | 893 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Katjire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katjire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katjire is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katjire? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 612,595th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katjire are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 4,800. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Kavango West Region, where 60 percent are found, Otjozondjupa Region, where 26 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Namibia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Katjire
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