Katonta Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

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

Katonta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katonta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Katonta (63) may also be a first name.

Katonta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katonta has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katonta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 725,073rd most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname Katonta is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katonta are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Katonta is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 63 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katontha93288/
Katounta9327/
Katountas8843/
Katanta86532/
Katonto86308/
Katonte86178/
Katunta8673/
Catonta862/
Katantha801,044/
Katgunta803/
Koutonta802/
Kattunta801/
Kathonte801/
Kaitonto801/
Katganta801/
Koutounta753/
Khatgunta751/
Catunta712,943/
Katanti71576/
Catonto7157/
Katante7127/
Kotonti7116/
Katanto713/
Catanta711/
Kotonto711/
Kattante6715/
Kotgunta678/
Kaitante674/
Ccatunta672/
Khatante672/
Khatanto671/
Catontoy671/
Koutonti671/
Kotantoa671/
Khatunti671/
Keitonto671/
Kaitanti671/
Kottanta671/
Kothanta671/

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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 Katonta
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