Katungwa Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Katungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Katungwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9221:50,0875,101
Zambia1151:137,82510,109
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Katungwa (393) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Katungwa Demographics

Katungwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 56 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Katungwa Last Name Facts

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

Katungwa is found most in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katungwa? popularity and diffusion

Katungwa is the 306,799th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Katungwa are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 436,161st most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 393 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 922 people, or 1 in 50,087. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Makueni County, where 42 percent live, Machakos County, where 36 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Other than Kenya Katungwa is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Katungwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaitungwa94105/
Katungw'a941/
Katuungwa941/
Kathungwa941/
Katungwach891/
Katungwe881,808/
Katunkwa884/
Katongwa881/
Kaitungua821/
Katunguha821/
Katongwe75343/
Kotongwa752/
Katungue751/
Catungui6325/
Katonkwe6321/
Katongue631/
Catonguay593/
Katonkue501/
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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 Katungwa
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