Katua Surname

98,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7811:16,6061,994
India9051:847,58637,438
Philippines4831:209,60332,805
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Tanzania1611:328,83024,745
Papua New Guinea1481:55,0936,981
Israel891:96,15311,162
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Panama101:391,2268,067
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Katua (1,437) may also be a first name.

Katua Last Name Facts

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

Katua (Hindi: कटुआ, Marathi: कटुआ, Oriya: କତୁଆ, Russian: Катуа) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 98,592nd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,515,713 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Katua live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,834th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 1,437 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,781 people, or 1 in 16,606. In Kenya it is most common in: Machakos County, where 27 percent are found, Makueni County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Katua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khatua91107,046/
Kathua911,611/
Kahtua9116/
Katuas914/
Kautua914/
Katuay913/
Kattua912/
Kkatua911/
Katuaa911/
Khattua8369/
Khathua836/
Khatuaa836/
Khautua834/
Khastua831/
Kaytuah831/
Khaatua831/
Khatuay831/
Khaitua831/
Katwa801,249/
Kadua80714/
Catua80432/
Kotua80188/
Katuo80114/
Ketua8097/
Khatwa73480/
Kaitwa73247/
Katwai73130/
Khadua7368/
Kathuo7362/
Kaetwa7361/
Khetua7355/
Katway7344/
Katwad7316/
Kadhua7313/
Katwaz7311/
Koutua738/
Kaddua735/
Catuea733/
Cattua733/
Kautwa732/
Kotuha732/
Katwaj731/
Katwat731/
Castua731/
Catuay731/
Cautua731/
Kaatwa731/
Ckadua731/
Kuitua731/
Quatua731/
Katw'a731/
Katwah731/
Khotua731/
Kathwa731/
Kottua731/
Kattwa731/
Kahatwa6752/
Kaitwad6712/
Khatway6710/
Kayduah679/
Khatwad677/
Kathwas676/
Kaitwas676/
Kaetwai674/
Koetuea674/
Kadouha674/
Kattwah672/
Kadhuad671/
Kathwat671/
Kautwas671/
Kahtwea671/
Khadhua671/
Khuitua671/
Khatwai671/
Khatwat671/
Kattwai671/
Ceatuea670/
Catuach670/

Katua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Katua in the Oriya language
କତୁଆkatu'a87.18
କଟୁଆkatu'a9.62
କାଟୁଆkatu'a1.28
କଟୂଆkatu'a0.64
Katua in the Marathi language
कटुआkatu'a75
कातुंkatum25
Katua in the Hindi language
कटुआkatu'a65.38
कतुआkatu'a26.92
काटुआkatu'a3.85
कडुआkadu'a3.85
Katua in the Russian language
Катуаkatua-

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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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  • 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 Katua
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