Katoma Surname
Approximately 2,333 people bear this surname
Katoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 793 | 1:19,987 | 2,218 |
| Zimbabwe | 599 | 1:25,773 | 3,939 |
| Malawi | 444 | 1:38,557 | 5,632 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Namibia | 139 | 1:17,334 | 3,060 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Katoma (155) may also be a first name.
Katoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katoma (Russian: Катома) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katoma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 182,229th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,123,680 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katoma live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Katoma is also the 738,219th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 155 people.
It is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 793 people, or 1 in 19,987. In Zambia Katoma is most common in: Central Province, where 29 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent are found and Southern Province, where 18 percent are found. Besides Zambia it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and Malawi, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Katoma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Katoma in the Russian language | ||
| Катома | katoma | - |
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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 Katoma
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