Katongu Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katongu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katongu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2281:202,54314,705
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Katongu (123) may also be a first name.

Katongu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katongu is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Katongu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katongu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,006,539th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katongu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 123 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 202,543. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 78 percent live, Machakos County, where 21 percent live and Embu County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Katongu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Katongu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Katongu
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