Katombela Surname
Approximately 509 people bear this surname
Katombela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 241 | 1:65,767 | 5,830 |
| Namibia | 126 | 1:19,122 | 3,380 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Katombela (30) may also be a first name.
Katombela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katombela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Katombela is found most in Zambia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Katombela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katombela is the 608,234th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katombela are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Katombela is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 30 people.
Katombela is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 65,767. In Zambia Katombela is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 44 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 21 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Zambia Katombela occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catombela | 89 | 2,960 | / |
| Katombola | 89 | 75 | / |
| Katembela | 89 | 60 | / |
| Katumbela | 89 | 15 | / |
| Katombele | 89 | 8 | / |
| Katombelo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Catumbela | 78 | 14,999 | / |
| Katambala | 78 | 2,540 | / |
| Katambila | 78 | 131 | / |
| Katumbila | 78 | 30 | / |
| Katombolo | 78 | 21 | / |
| Kotombola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Katambola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Katumbele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Catombele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Katambaala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Katambalha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kathumbele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kathambala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kathambalha | 70 | 7 | / |
| Khatombolio | 70 | 3 | / |
| Kathambhala | 70 | 1 | / |
| Catumbila | 67 | 1,778 | / |
| Katumbili | 67 | 175 | / |
| Katambile | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kotambeli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Katumbile | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kotambola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotambele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katumbily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kottambala | 63 | 3 | / |
| Katanvila | 56 | 1 | / |
| Katanbayli | 53 | 3 | / |
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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 Katombela
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