Katswa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Katswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Katswa (10) may also be a first name.

Katswa Last Name Facts

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

Katswa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katswa is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Katswa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Katswa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Katswa is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,981,240. In Zambia Katswa is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 63 percent reside, Northern Province, where 13 percent reside and Southern Province, where 13 percent reside. Beside Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katshwa92348/
Khatswa922/
Khatshwa86677/
Khathswa862/
Kahatswa861/
Keatsway861/
Katsva8379/
Katsua8330/
Katsba8326/
Katswi834/
Ketswa831/
Katshwi7789/
Katchwa7769/
Katsuat771/
Keitswa771/
Khotswa771/
Kaitswe771/
Khetswa771/
Kacwa7383/
Kazwa7376/
Khotshwa713/
Gcatshwa711/
Cautshwa711/
Kgathswe711/
Katsui672,436/
Katsuo67587/
Kachwa67528/
Kotsba6777/
Katsue6766/
Kazwah6718/
Kaazwa677/
Kauzwa675/
Kotswi673/
Khazwa672/
Qotswa671/
Kotswe671/
Kacwai671/
Katsby671/
Ketsua671/
Kacwha671/
Kaczwa671/

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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 Katswa
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