Katovu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Katovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Katovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Katovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Katovu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Katovu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Katovu is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Katovu live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Katovu is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 47 percent live, Mukono District, where 11 percent live and Kabarole District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathovu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Katobu | 83 | 93 | / |
| Katavu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Katowu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Katevu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kotovu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Katompu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kotovus | 77 | 11 | / |
| Katabou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kotovou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Katavau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Katawou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Katavou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kataavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katavhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgatobu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katauvu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaitavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koitovu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khatabou | 71 | 273 | / |
| Kautavau | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kathavut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katabu | 67 | 791 | / |
| Katewu | 67 | 338 | / |
| Kotevu | 67 | 156 | / |
| Katawu | 67 | 104 | / |
| Koutouvou | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ketevu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Catavu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kotowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Catobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketavu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Katovu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis