Katopa Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Katopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Namibia701:34,4204,994
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Katopa (36) may also be a first name.

Katopa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katopa is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katopa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 887,624th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Katopa are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 36 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katopau928/
Keatopas861/
Katapa832,127/
Katepa831,798/
Katope83521/
Katopi83159/
Katopo83127/
Kotopa8314/
Ketopa8312/
Katopé833/
Katoppo7791/
Katappa7748/
Katapea7722/
Katapai7713/
Kaetapa779/
Kotopai778/
Kateppa777/
Kaitepa773/
Kathapa773/
Catopat773/
Katapay771/
Khatapa771/
Katapat771/
Katapap771/
Ketoupa771/
Katopot771/
Katuipa771/
Katepay771/
Katahpa771/
Kaitapa771/
Kotoupa771/
Katopyi771/
Koutoupa7197/
Kotoupas7162/
Kattappa7116/
Katteppa719/
Kathapat713/
Ckatapea713/
Khatapas712/
Khateepa711/
Kathappa711/
Kadtapha711/
Ketepa67522/
Katapi67377/
Katape67355/
Ketapa67275/
Kotope67163/
Koutoupas67122/
Khattapha6782/
Kotopo6766/
Katapo6752/
Catapa6743/
Katepo6733/
Koutoupoa6724/
Kotopi6718/
Kotepa675/
Kotapa675/
Khatapath671/
Catope671/
Catepa671/
Kaithapas671/
Cotopa671/

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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
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  • 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 Katopa
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