Katnan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Katnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Katnan (63) may also be a first name.

Katnan Last Name Facts

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

Katnan has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katnan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katnan is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Katnan are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 63 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Katnan is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Katnan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katnaan9222/
Khatnan922/
Kastnan921/
Kathnan920/
Kaatnaan861/
Khatnand861/
Kotnan83404/
Ketnan8318/
Qatnan831/
Catnan831/
Katnanova804/
Katiennan801/
Kathennan800/
Khotnan7789/
Khatnon7756/
Khatnam7716/
Catngan771/
Catnnan771/
Kottnan771/
Kotnaan771/
Kautnam771/
Katnnam771/
Keutnan770/
Keetnan770/
Cathnan770/
Khatnoon711/
Kotnon674/
Cotnan671/
Cathennan670/

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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 Katnan
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