Katope Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Katope Surname User-submission:

The Katope surname means 'child of rain', 'child of water'.

Katope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
Zambia1431:110,8398,638
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Katopé (3) are calculated separately.

Katope (17) may also be a first name.

Katope Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Katope surname means 'child of rain', 'child of water'.

- oritsela

Katope Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katope occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant: Katopé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katope? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katope is the 597,433rd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name Katope occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Katope live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 99,602. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 42 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 26 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Katope exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent reside and Malawi, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katopé943/
Katop91173/
Katape83355/
Katopa83303/
Kotope83163/
Katepe83160/
Katopi83159/
Katoph8360/
Catope831/
Kahtop831/
Ketope831/
Castope77746/
Khatape77247/
Katapea7722/
Kotopee7715/
Ketopie7713/
Khatoop776/
Kotopeu774/
Khathop774/
Kaitape774/
Katopyi771/
Kotopie771/
Kathape771/
Kotop73343/
Katap73290/
Catop7336/
Katob739/
Kahatoop7158/
Ckatapea713/
Kostopeć711/
Khathape711/
Kaishtop711/
Kahatape711/
Katapa672,127/
Khatap67689/
Katapi67377/
Kaytov67206/
Catape67192/
Katgap67155/
Kaitap6764/
Kautov6749/
Kattap6746/
Kotape6746/
Khotop6728/
Kataup6721/
Kathap6721/
Katepi6719/
Kotopi6718/
Kataap6714/
Kotopa6714/
Katuov6714/
Kostop677/
Ketape676/
Kattov676/
Khatob676/
Katoub675/
Kattob673/
Kathob672/
Caytop672/
Ketepe672/
Kastob671/
Kataph671/
Kathov671/
Kaztap671/
Kaatap671/
Katoob671/
Koutoupes671/
Catepe671/
Kootop671/
Kotepe671/
Castop671/
Kotopf670/

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