Katswa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Katswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
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 held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Katswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Katswa is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly 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 widely held given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,981,240. In Zambia Katswa is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 63 percent are found, Northern Province, where 13 percent are found and Southern Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katshwa | 92 | 348 | / |
| Khatswa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Khatshwa | 86 | 677 | / |
| Khathswa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kahatswa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keatsway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katsva | 83 | 79 | / |
| Katsua | 83 | 30 | / |
| Katsba | 83 | 26 | / |
| Katswi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ketswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Katshwi | 77 | 89 | / |
| Katchwa | 77 | 69 | / |
| Katsuat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keitswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khotswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaitswe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khetswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kacwa | 73 | 83 | / |
| Kazwa | 73 | 76 | / |
| Khotshwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gcatshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cautshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgathswe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katsui | 67 | 2,436 | / |
| Katsuo | 67 | 587 | / |
| Kachwa | 67 | 528 | / |
| Kotsba | 67 | 77 | / |
| Katsue | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kazwah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kaazwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kauzwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kotswi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khazwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qotswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katsby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketsua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kacwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaczwa | 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 Katswa
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