Katotola Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katotola Surname Definition:

Katotola is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: the makishi dancer who is very popular among the women.

Katotola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1261:125,7939,482
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Katotola (43) may also be a first name.

Katotola Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Katotola is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: the makishi dancer who is very popular among the women.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Katotola Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katotola is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Katotola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,028,911th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. Katotola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katotola live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Katotola is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 43 people.

The last name Katotola is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 125,793. In Zambia Katotola is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 48 percent live, Central Province, where 44 percent live and Luapula Province, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.

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