Katoposha Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katoposha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katoposha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia521:304,80617,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Katoposha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Katoposha occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katoposha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Katoposha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katoposha are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Katoposha is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 304,806. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 42 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 37 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katopesa821/
Katteposa781/
Katapasa7167/
Ketopasa713/
Katapashi672/
Khatopachi631/
Katapoussi631/
Katapasi594/
Katapuse591/
Ketapasa591/
Katapaazi561/
Cataapasa561/
Kaithapuza531/

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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
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  • 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 Katoposha
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