Katombe Surname

76,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Katombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,3691:11,6001,439
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Katombé (1) are calculated separately.

Katombe (679) may also be a first name.

Katombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katombe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Katombé. For other potential spellings of Katombe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,493rd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,137,790 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katombe are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 317,830th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 679 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 6,369 people, or 1 in 11,600. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Katombe Last Name Statistics demography

Katombe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.66% less than the national average, earning R 162,408 per year.

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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 Katombe
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